Definition of BEME

beme

Meanings

Plural: bemes

Noun

  • A mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfare.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English beme, from Old English bēme, bȳme, bīeme (“wooden trumpet; tablet, billet”), from Proto-West Germanic *baumijā (“wooden instrument or utensil”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz (“tree, lumber, beam, wood”). Related to beam.

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