æþm

Old English

Alternative forms

ǣðm

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tmén-. Cognate with Old High German ātum (German Atem), Old Saxon āthom, Dutch adem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æːðm/

Noun

ǣþm m (nominative plural ǣþmas)

(West Saxon) breathing
(West Saxon) breath

Declension

Declension of æþm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣþm	ǣþmas
accusative	ǣþm	ǣþmas
genitive	ǣþmes	ǣþma
dative	ǣþme	ǣþmum

Descendants

Middle English: ethem

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