barmed

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adjective

frothy

OriginMiddle English *bermed ← Old English ġebeormad →
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of barm
adjectivebarmed (comparative more barmed, superlative most barmed)

comparative more barmed · superlative most barmed

  1. frothy

Origin

  1. Old Englishġebeormad“leavened”
  2. Middle English*bermed
  3. Englishbarmed

From Middle English *bermed (found in unbermed (“unfermented; unleavened”)), from Old English ġebeormad (“leavened”), equivalent to barm + -ed.

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Anagrams

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APA

barmed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmed

MLA

“barmed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barmed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmed.

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