fæþm
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fæþm m (nominative plural fæþmas)
- the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom
- envelopment, grasp, control, power
- fathom (measurement); cubit
Declension
[edit]Declension of fæþm (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
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