"ethem" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: ethems [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ǣþm (“air, breath, breathing; vapor; blast; hole to breathe through; smell”). Cognate with German atmen (“to breathe”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ǣþm||air, breath, breathing; vapor; blast; hole to breathe through; smell}} Old English ǣþm (“air, breath, breathing; vapor; blast; hole to breathe through; smell”), {{cog|de|atmen||to breathe}} German atmen (“to breathe”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ethem, {{enm-noun}} ethem (plural ethems)
  1. vapour
    Sense id: en-ethem-enm-noun-qLerkeD8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. breath
    Sense id: en-ethem-enm-noun-NnocWSRY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æþem, æðem
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        "1": "de",
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