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Etymology

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From Old Norse temja (to tame), from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (to domesticate, tame).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛmə/, [ˈtˢɛmə]

Verb

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tæmme (imperative tæm, infinitive at tæmme, present tense tæmmer, past tense tæmmede, perfect tense er/har tæmmet)

  1. tame
  2. domesticate
    Synonym: domesticere
  3. control, curb

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