Middle English Dictionary Entry
bimēn n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bimēn n. Also bemōne. |
| Etymology | Cp. bimēnen & mōne. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A complaint, lament.
Associated quotations
- a1225(c1200) Vices & V.(1) (Stw 34)21/29 : Nu ðu hafst iherd mine bemone.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2894 : [Moses] to god made hise bimen: 'Louered..ðin folc is more in sorwe went.'
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3356 : To god he made is bi-men.