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berhyme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
berhyme
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To compose rhymes about; celebrate in rhyme; make poetry about someone.

Transitive verb

verb

To lampoon.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English rhyme English berhyme From be- + rhyme.

Usage

Inflected Forms

berhymes (present, singular) berhyming (participle, present) berhymed (participle, past) berhymed (past) berime (alternative)

Rhymes With

time crime prime safe prime climb lime enzyme dime paradigm rhyme sublime slime

Questions

What does berhyme mean?
To compose rhymes about; celebrate in rhyme; make poetry about someone.
Where does berhyme come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English rhyme English berhyme From be- + rhyme.

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