English Explanatory Dictionary

barm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. bosom
  2. lap
noun
  1. Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.
  2. A small, round, flat individual loaf or roll of bread.
verb
  1. To spurge; foam

Pronunciation

/bɑːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barm.wav /bɑɹm/

Word forms

barm barms barming barmed

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”).

Related words

bap barmpot barmy bun muffin roll

Derived words

Abraham's barm barmcloth bacon barm barmbrack barmy chip barm
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