medeme
Old English
Alternative forms
- medume, meodume
Etymology
Proto-Germanic *medumô. A derivative of med- (akin to mid (“mid”)) + -uma (“superlative ending”). Akin to Old High German metam, metem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmedeme/
Adjective
medeme
- average, moderate, middling, mean, median; medium
- sufficient, ample; considerable, proper, respectable, orthodox
- fit, worthy, perfect, reliable
- mediocre
Derived terms
- medemian
- medemlīc
- medemnes
Descendants
- Middle English: medeme
- ⇒ English: midmost (from the superlative)