Beme

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfare. historical

    "Heart of lion! sound the beme! Sound it into inner lands; […]"

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trumpet

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"Heart of lion! sound the beme! Sound it into inner lands; […]"

Etymology

Borrowed 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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