strem
See also: Strem
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English strēam, from Proto-West Germanic *straum, from Proto-Germanic *straumaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɛːm/
- Rhymes: -ɛːm
Noun
strem (plural stremes)
- A waterbody; a region of the world containing water:
- A beam; a jet of light (usually from the sky)
- A jet (emission or spurting of liquid)
- A river's course; the path which a river takes.
- (rare) An emission or issuing; something that comes out.
- (rare) The overflowing of water.
- (rare) A standard; a flag indicating nationality.
References
- “strēm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-27.
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