Obs. Also bom. [? Onomatopœic, imitating the motion of the lips in drinking; cf. BUM sb.2] intr. To taste (drink); to drink.
1362. Langl., P. Pl., A. VII. 139. He abydeþ wel þe bet · þat Bommeþ not to ofte. Ibid. (1393), C. VII. 229. Who so bommede [A. V. 137. bummede] þer-of · he bouht yt [ale] þer-after.
