v. (wk.)
Gaw past. sg. bisemed; Pe byseme; WA pres. 3 sg. besemys, besemes
‘to befit, become, suit’ (Modern English beseem)
PGmc Ancestor
*sōmi-
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’
(ONP sóma (vb.); sǿma (vb.))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma
OE Cognate
(ge)sēman ‘to smooth over, put right, settle, reconcile, pacify’
Phonological and morphological markers
Summary category
C3
Common and widespread from early ME.
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
Gaw 622, 1612, 2035, etc.; Pe 310; WA 439, 2944