aþum

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiþumaz, from Proto-Indo-European [Term?]. Cognate with Old High German eidum (German Eidam), Middle Dutch eidom, Ancient Greek αἶσα (aîsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːθum/, [ˈɑːðum]

Noun

āþum m

  1. son-in-law, brother-in-law (the husband of one's daughter or sister)
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