"am" meaning in Middle English

See am in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} am
  1. Alternative form of hem (“them”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hem (extra: them)
    Sense id: en-am-enm-pron-ZBkx4Qam
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /am/, /ɛm/
Etymology: From Old English eam, eom, from Proto-West Germanic *im, from Proto-Germanic *immi, first-person singular of *wesaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|eam}} Old English eam, {{m|ang|eom}} eom, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*im}} Proto-West Germanic *im, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*immi}} Proto-Germanic *immi, {{m|gem-pro|*wesaną}} *wesaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} am
  1. first-person singular present indicative of been Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: been Synonyms: em
    Sense id: en-am-enm-verb-VdVCu3Ba Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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