faðma

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse faðma, from the noun faðmr (“embrace, fathom”) (whence Modern Icelandic faðmur), from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaðma/
• Rhymes: -aðma

Verb

faðma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative faðmaði, supine faðmað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to embrace, to hug

   Ég faðma fólk oftast ekki.

   I don't usually hug people.

   Maðurinn faðmar konuna sína.

   The man hugs his wife.

   Faðmaðu mig.

   Hug me.