heam

English

Etymology

Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiːm/

Noun

heam (plural heams)

The afterbirth or secundus of an animal.

Anagrams

HEMA, Hema, Mahé, ah me, ahem, haem, haem-, hame, hæm-

Middle English

Noun

heam

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of em

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