heam

English

Etymology

Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːm/

Noun

heam (plural heams)

  1. The amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

heam

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of em

Old English

Adjective

hēare

  1. strong dative/instrumental plural of hēah
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