"em" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛːm/ Forms: emes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛːm Etymology: Inherited from Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|ēam||maternal uncle|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”), {{inh+|enm|ang|ēam|t=maternal uncle}} Inherited from Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”), {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*auhaim}} Proto-West Germanic *auhaim, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*awahaimaz}} Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} em, {{enm-noun|emes}} em (plural emes)
  1. uncle (brother of one's parents) Synonyms: uncle
    Sense id: en-em-enm-noun-nakArteK Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 17 21 24 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 23 21 18 18
  2. (rare) progenitor, forefather Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-em-enm-noun-i8X8AjZH Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 17 21 24 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 23 21 18 18
  3. (rare) nephew (son of one's sibling) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-em-enm-noun-LIV8GHMV Disambiguation of Male family members: 8 31 54 4 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 17 21 24 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 23 21 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: eam, eem, eeme, eme, heme, nem, æem, æm, eom, heam, yem [Early-Middle-English], eame, eyme [Late-Middle-English]

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} em
  1. Alternative form of hem (“them”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hem (extra: them)
    Sense id: en-em-enm-pron-ZBkx4Qam Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 17 21 24 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 23 21 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} em
  1. Alternative form of am Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: am
    Sense id: en-em-enm-verb-vqd-2yJT Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 17 21 24 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 23 21 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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