Begemmed with dewdrops. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
begem — /bi jem /, v.t., begemmed, begemming. to cover with gems. [1740 50; BE + GEM] * * * … Universalium
begem — verb To adorn (as if) with gems … Wiktionary
begém- — see begím … Old to modern English dictionary
begem — be·gem … English syllables
begem — bə̇, bē+ transitive verb (begemmed ; begemmed ; begemming ; begems) Etymology: be + gem, n. : to adorn with or as if with gems a begemmed sword hit morning sun begemmed the lake … Useful english dictionary
Begemmed — Begem Be*gem , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begemming}.] To adorn with gems, or as with gems. [1913 Webster] Begemmed with dewdrops. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. Shelley. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Begemming — Begem Be*gem , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begemming}.] To adorn with gems, or as with gems. [1913 Webster] Begemmed with dewdrops. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. Shelley. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gem — gemless, adj. gemlike, adj. /jem/, n., v., gemmed, gemming, adj. n. 1. a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry. 2. something likened to or prized as such a stone because of its beauty or worth: His painting was… … Universalium
Biggam — Recorded as Biggam, Beigham, Begem, Bigham, Bigholms and others, this is a Scottish surname. It is locational from what were known as the forty shilling lands of Bigholm in Ayshire and Dumfriesshire. Forty shillings or 2.00 in decimal was the… … Surnames reference
Bigham — This interesting surname, with variant spellings Biggam, Beigham, Begem, Bigholm(s) etc., is of Scottish locational origin from the old forty shilling lands of Bigholm in Ayshire and Dumfriesshire. The component elements of the name are the Old… … Surnames reference
