Barm Definition
bärm
noun
The yeasty foam that rises to the surface of fermenting malt liquors.
American Heritage
The yeast foam that appears on the surface of malt liquors as they ferment.
Webster's New World
Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.
Wiktionary
A small, flat, round individual loaf or roll of bread.
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barm
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barmsOrigin of Barm
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From Old English beorma; related to the dialectal (Low) German Bärm ("yeast"), from Middle Low German barm, berm. The cake sense is possibly a shortened form of barmcake, which would be made with yeast as described in that sense, or possibly it is from the Irish báirín breac, a type of cake.
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Middle English berme from Old English beorma yeast bhreu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English bearm.
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