eldertongue

Old English · noun

am

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ɑːm/
Syllables
ɑːm (1 syllable)

am1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. ambiguous mechanical part; branding iron

  2. ambiguous mechanical part; tinder, touchwood, used for cauterizing

  3. ambiguous mechanical part; part of a loom: reed, sley

am2 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. first-person singular present indicative of wesan

  2. Inflected form of wesan

Etymology

Unknown. Sometimes deemed to be a compound. Can be related to ǣmyrġe and uma.

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