hwamm
Old English
Alternative forms
- hwomm, hwemm, hwæmm
- hƿamm, hƿomm, hƿemm, hƿæmm – wynn spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwammaz. Cognate with Old Norse hvammr (“grassy hollow, vale”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xwɑmm/, [ʍɑm]
Noun
hwamm m
- angle, corner
- Ðā eode ūt of ðæs karcernes hwomme swīðe egeslīc draca
- Then came out of the corner of the prison a very terrifying drake
- On ðīnes hūses hwommum
- In your house's corners
- Hwæt fremaþ ðære burhware ðēah ðe ðæt port beo trumlīce on ǣlce healfe getimbrod gif ðǣr biþ ān hwem open forlǣten ðæt se onwinnenda here þurh ðam infær hæbbe
- What does it benefit the citizens, though the town be firmly built on every side, if there is one corner left open, that the conquering army may have entrance through it?
- Ða fēower hwemmas ealles middangeardes
- The four corners of all the world
Declension
Declension of hwamm (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hwamm | hwammas |
| accusative | hwamm | hwammas |
| genitive | hwammes | hwamma |
| dative | hwamme | hwammum |
Derived terms
- hwamstān m (“cornerstone”)
Descendants
- Middle English: whæm