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Old English · verb

fæþmian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
Modern English
fathomenvelopehugoutstretchedarms

Meaning

  1. to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms

  2. to embrace, to hug, to envelope, to devour

Conjugation

Conjugation of fæþmian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fæþmiġefæþmode
2nd singular fæþmastfæþmodest
3rd singular fæþmaþfæþmode
Plural fæþmiaþfæþmodon
Subjunctive
Singular fæþmiġefæþmode
Plural fæþmiġenfæþmoden
Non-finite forms of fæþmian
Form
Infinitive fæþmian
Inflected infinitive fæþmienne
Imperative singular fæþma
Imperative plural fæþmiaþ
Present participle fæþmiende
Past participle fæþmodġefæþmod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faþmōną, equivalent to fæþm + -ian

Descendants

fathom

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