æþm

æþm

Old English

Alternative forms

• ǣðm, eðm

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tmén-. Cognate with Old High German ātum (German Atem), Old Saxon āthom, Old Frisian ethma, Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; essence”), Dutch adem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːðm/

Noun

ǣþm m (nominative plural ǣþmas) (West Saxon)

1. breathing
2. breath

Declension

Declension of æþm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣþm	ǣþmas
accusative	ǣþm	ǣþmas
genitive	ǣþmes	ǣþma
dative	ǣþme	ǣþmum

Descendants

• Middle English: ethem