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noun
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English berme, Old English beorma; cognate with Frisian berme, German Bärme, Swedish bärme; akin to ferment
before 1000; Middle English berme, Old English beorma; cognate with Frisian berme, German Bärme, Swedish bärme; akin to ferment
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Barm
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| barm (bɑːm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the yeasty froth on fermenting malt liquors |
| 2. | an archaic or dialect word for yeast |
| [Old English bearm; related to beran to | |
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Word Origin & History
barm
O.E. beorma "yeast, leaven," also "head of a beer," from PIE base *bher- "to boil up" (cf. Du. berm, M.L.G. barm, L. fermentum "substance causing fermentation," Skt. bhurati "moves convulsively, quivers," M.Ir. berbaim "I boil, seethe"), from base *bhreue- "to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn" (see
EXPAND brew).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| BARM block acceptance reporting mechanism |
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