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▪ I. † beme, n. Obs.
Forms: 1 býme, béme, 2–5 beme, (3, 6 beame, 5 beeme); pl. 1–3 beman, 2–4 -en, 3–6 -es, 5 -ys.
[OE. béme, WSax. bíeme, later býme, pointing to OTeut. *baumjôn-, of unknown etymology.]
A trumpet.
a800Corpus Gloss. in Wr.-Wülcker Voc. 15 Concha, beme. c897K. ælfred Past. 244 Biemena dæᵹ & ᵹedynes ofer ealla truma ceastra. c1000Ags. Gosp. Matt. vi. 2 Ne blawe may byman [Rushw. beman, c 1160 Hatt. G. beman] beforan þe. c1205Lay. 5107 Bemen þer bleowen. c1250Gen. & Ex. 3521 Ðat dredful beames blast. a1340Hampole Pr. Consc. 4676 Þe beme þat blaw sal on domsday. c1460Towneley Myst. 53 At hys commyng shalle bemys blaw. c1500Death in Halliw. Nugæ P. 40 When bemes shalle blawe rewly one rawe.
b. fig. (in allusion to Matt. vi. 2) ? Noise, parade.
c1440Arthur 108 Seyeþ a Pater noster wythout any Beeme.
▪ II. † beme, v. Obs.
Forms: 1 *bémian, býmian, 3–6 bemen.
[f. prec. n.]
1. intr. To blow on a trumpet.
c1000ælfric Gloss. in Wr.-Wülcker Voc. 190 Salpizo vel buccino, ic byme. c1000Lamb. Ps. lxxx[i]. 4 (Bosw.) Bymiaþ oððe hlyriaþ on niwum monþe mid byman.
2. transf.
a. intr. To make a loud din or noise.
b. trans. To trumpet or din (a thing).
a1225Ancr. R. 430 And ȝe..þet ower beoden bemen & dreamen wel ine Drihtenes earen. 1513Douglas æneis v. iii. 90 Quhill the meikle hillis Bemys agane hit with the brute so schill is. Ibid. v. vii. 40.
3. trans. To summon with a trumpet.
c1450Gaw. & Gologras iii. 8 The folk..That bemyt war be the lord. |