æþm

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ǣðm, eðm

Etymology

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): /æːðm/

Noun

ǣþm m (nominative plural ǣþmas) (West Saxon)

  1. breathing
  2. breath

Declension
Declension of æþm (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ǣþm ǣþmas
accusative ǣþm ǣþmas
genitive ǣþmes ǣþma
dative ǣþme ǣþmum

Descendants
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