Bemurmure

/bɪˈmɜːmjʊər/ noun, verb

Definition

A variant or archaic form of bemurmur; a murmuring sound or utterance.

Etymology

An alternate spelling of 'bemurmur', likely from Middle English when spelling was not standardized and both forms coexisted in different regions or texts.

Kelly Says

The '-ure' ending (from Latin '-ura') was sometimes added to verbs to create nouns, so 'bemurmure' might have been used as a noun meaning 'the act of murmuring'—showing how flexible Middle English spelling and word formation were.

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