rewme

Middle English

Alternative forms

realme, reaume, reume, reme, reeme, reaulme, reeaulm, rialme, reome

Etymology

From Old French reaume.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈrɛːau̯m(ə)/, /ˈrɛːalm(ə)/, /ˈrɛːm(ə)/

Noun

rewme (plural rewmes)

kingdom, realm, nation
region, area, province
zone, area of effect
dominion, rulership, lordship
The subjects of a ruler; the people of a realm.
The Kingdom of Heaven; God's kingdom.
- And it was don aftirward, and Jhesu made iorney by citees and castelis, prechinge and euangelysinge þe rewme of God, (Wycliffe Bible, Luke 8:1)

Descendants

English: realm
Scots: realm, realme

References

“rēaume (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

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