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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barm

/bɑɹm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
barm
IPA
/bɑɹm/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

bosom

Obsolete

noun

lap

Obsolete

noun

Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A small, round, flat individual loaf or roll of bread.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To spurge; foam

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English barm, barme, berm, bearm, from Old English bearm (“lap; bosom”), from Proto-West Germanic *barm, from Proto-Germanic *barmaz (“lap; bosom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Cognate with German Barm (“lap; bosom”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: barm, bearm, *barm, *barmaz, *bʰer-, berme

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɑɹm/
  • British English: /bɑːm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

barms (plural) barms (present, singular) barming (participle, present) barmed (participle, past) barmed (past)

Derived Forms

barmcloth barmbrack barmy

Phrases

Abraham's barm bacon barm chip barm

Frequently Paired Words

bap barmpot barmy bun muffin roll

Synonyms

yeast

Rhymes With

farm arm harm alarm charm secular arm disarm parm gendarme rearm yarm sarm

Questions

How do you pronounce barm?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɑɹm/.
What does barm mean?
bosom
Where does barm come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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