æþm
Old English
Alternative forms
- ǣðm, ēþm, ēðm
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *āþm, from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tmén.
Cognate with Old High German ātum (German Atem), Old Saxon āthom, Old Frisian ethma, Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; essence”), Dutch adem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æːθm/, [æːðm]
Noun
ǣþm m
- breathing
- breath
- vapour
- Caedmon's metrical paraphrase
- ...And ǣrest āmet ufan tō grunde and hū sīd sē swarta ēðm sēo.
- ...and first measure from above to its ground, how wide the black vapour is.
- Caedmon's metrical paraphrase
Declension
ǣþm (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǣþm | ǣþmas |
| accusative | ǣþm | ǣþmas |
| genitive | ǣþmes | ǣþma |
| dative | ǣþme | ǣþmum |
Related terms
- ēþian (“to breathe”)
Descendants
- Middle English: ethem
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