Middle English Dictionary Entry
bermen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | bermen v. |
| Etymology | From berm(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To throw off impurities by fermenting, spurge; also fig.
Associated quotations
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)15/399 : Ine þe foreheued þe crouche a set, Felþe of fendes to bermi.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)32 : Bermyn or spurgyn as ale, or other lyke: Spumo.