Meaning of barm | Babel Free

Definitions

1. bosom
   dialectal, obsolete
2. Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.
   countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
3. lap
   dialectal, obsolete
4. A small, round, flat individual loaf or roll of bread.
   countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[A]nd sometimes make the drink to bear no barm.”

“In 1577 yeast, called barm, is bought at 9d. the pail.”

“And he chaffed the women as he served them their ha'porths of barm.”

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