beme
beme · bemes
A mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfareA mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfare.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfare.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle English beme, from Old English bēme, bȳme, bīeme (“wooden trumpet; taBorrowed 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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