verb/e.sɛ.me/
to swarm; to swarm (to go in a massive group)
“Ces abeilles ont essaimé.” — Those bees have swarmed.
Synonyms: faire souche
From essaim (“swarm”) + -er. Cf. older échemer. Less likely from Vulgar Latin exāminō, exāmināre, from Latin exāmen. Compare Italian sciamare, Catalan eixamar, Spanish enjambrar, Portuguese enxamear.