Middle English Dictionary Entry
baumī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | baumī adj. |
| Etymology | From baume . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Fragrant; (b) ?refreshing, pleasant.
Associated quotations
a
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.583 : In Paradis..Thre ryuers wern..Whos bawmy licour endued al the place.
- a1456(a1449) Lydg.My Lady (Add 16165)82 : Þe floures..Springyng in þe bavmy med.
- a1456(a1449) Lydg.Say.Nightingale (Trin-C R.3.20)39 : Þe bavmy vapour of graasys gan vpsmyte.
b
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)6304 : The dewe of goodnesse Descendeth doun from her mekenesse..The bawmy dropys be so soote, They fade never in no gardyn.