"fæþm" meaning in Old English

See fæþm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fæθm/, [fæðm]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *faþm. Cognate with Old Saxon faþmos; Dutch vadem, vaam; Old High German fadum (German Faden), Old Norse faðmr (Icelandic faðmur, Danish favn, Swedish famn). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πετάννυμι (petánnumi) and Latin pateō. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*faþm}} Proto-West Germanic *faþm, {{cog|osx|faþmos}} Old Saxon faþmos, {{cog|nl|vadem}} Dutch vadem, {{cog|goh|fadum}} Old High German fadum, {{cog|de|Faden}} German Faden, {{cog|non|faðmr}} Old Norse faðmr, {{cog|is|faðmur}} Icelandic faðmur, {{cog|da|favn}} Danish favn, {{cog|sv|famn}} Swedish famn, {{cog|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{cog|grc|πετάννυμι}} Ancient Greek πετάννυμι (petánnumi), {{cog|la|pateō}} Latin pateō Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|fæþmas|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fæþm m (nominative plural fæþmas), {{ang-noun|m|fæþmas}} fæþm m (nominative plural fæþmas) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|fæþm}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fæþm|fæþmas|fæþm|fæþmas|fæþmes|fæþma|fæþme|fæþmum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: fæþmas [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], fæþm [nominative, singular], fæþmas [nominative, plural], fæþm [accusative, singular], fæþmas [accusative, plural], fæþmes [genitive, singular], fæþma [genitive, plural], fæþme [dative, singular], fæþmum [dative, plural]
  1. the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fæþm-ang-noun-MVNc6n5p
  2. envelopment, grasp, control, power Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fæþm-ang-noun-JDjGax~O
  3. fathom (measurement); cubit Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fæþm-ang-noun-vXbuZMLH Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 34 19 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 27 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 16 67

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "fadme"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: fadme",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: fadme"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "fathom"
          },
          "expansion": "English: fathom",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "English: fathom"
    }
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      "expansion": "",
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    },
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      "expansion": "Old Saxon faþmos",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vadem"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch vadem",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "fadum"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German fadum",
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Faden"
      },
      "expansion": "German Faden",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "expansion": "Old Norse faðmr",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "is",
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      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic faðmur",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pateō"
      },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
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        "title": "",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom"
      ],
      "id": "en-fæþm-ang-noun-MVNc6n5p",
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          "embrace",
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        ],
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          "bosom",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "envelopment",
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        ],
        [
          "grasp",
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        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
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      ]
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "fathom (measurement); cubit"
      ],
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        [
          "fathom",
          "fathom"
        ],
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          "cubit",
          "cubit"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fæθm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fæðm]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fæþm"
}
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    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    },
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vadem"
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      "expansion": "Dutch vadem",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Old High German fadum",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Faden"
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      "expansion": "German Faden",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "faðmr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse faðmr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "faðmur"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic faðmur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "favn"
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      "expansion": "Danish favn",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Swedish famn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pateō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pateō",
      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "fæþmas",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "fæþm",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "ang",
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        "the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom"
      ],
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          "embrace"
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          "bosom",
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        ]
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
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          "grasp",
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          "control",
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        ],
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          "power",
          "power"
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      "glosses": [
        "fathom (measurement); cubit"
      ],
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          "fathom",
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          "cubit",
          "cubit"
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    {
      "ipa": "/fæθm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fæðm]"
    }
  ],
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}

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