strem

Middle English

/strɛːm/

noun
Definitions
  • A waterbody; a region of the world containing water:
  • A beam or jet of light or vision (usually from the sky)
  • The spouting, emissions or spurting of liquid; a jet.
  • The path which a river follows or takes; a river's course.
  • (rare) An emission or issuing; something that comes out.
  • (rare) The overflowing or flooding of waters or oceans.
  • (rare) A flag, banner, or standard indicating nationality

Etymology

Inherited from Old English strēam (current, a stream, flood, flowing water, stream) inherited from Proto-Germanic *straumaz (stream).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*straumaz

Gloss

stream

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

河

Emoji

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