fæþm
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)