barmy
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread”).
- Bubbling with activity or excitement; active, excited.
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soft-witted
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈbɑːmi/
Etymologie (Engels)
From barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, and used as leaven”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). Barm is derived from Middle English berm, berme (“foam rising upon ale or beer fermenting; leaven, yeast; foam or head of beer produced by pouring”) [and other forms], from Old English beorma (“foam or head of beer; leaven, yeast”), from Proto-West Germanic *bermō (“barm; yeast”), from Proto-Germanic *bermô (“yeast”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”) or *gʷʰer- (“warm; hot”).
barma
A regal Russian mantle or neckpiece made of gold, encrusted with diamonds and other gems.
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