tœma

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tōmijaną, related to the adjective tómr (“empty”).

Verb

tœma (singular past indicative tœmdi, plural past indicative tœmdu, past participle tœmdr)

(with accusative) to empty

Descendants

Icelandic: tæma
Faroese: tøma
Norwegian Nynorsk: tøma
Swedish: tömma
Danish: tømme
- Norwegian Bokmål: tømme
  - → Norwegian Nynorsk: tømma
→ Middle English: temen
- English: teem
- Scots: teme, teim

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