Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
erme
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grieve; to feel sad.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English, from ermen, from Old English yrman. See yearn.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ermes (present, singular) erming (participle, present) ermed (participle, past) ermed (past)

Synonyms

lament mourn aggrieve besorrow condole darken engrieve erme gloom grieve grieven bleed

Questions

What does erme mean?
To grieve; to feel sad.
Where does erme come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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