eldertongue

Old English · adjective

tom

Normalised tōm

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/toːm/
Syllables
toːm (1 syllable)
Modern English
toomempty

Meaning

  1. empty

  2. free from

    Ðæt hīe mōstun mānweorca tōme lifgan and tīres blǣd ēcne āgan.

    That they might live free from wicked works and own the eternal reward of glory.

Declension

Strong declension of tom
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative tōmtōmtōm
Accusative tōmnetōmetōm
Genitive tōmestōmretōmes
Dative tōmumtōmretōmum
Instrumental tōmetōmretōme
Plural
Nominative tōmetōmatōmetōm
Accusative tōmetōmatōmetōm
Genitive tōmratōmratōmra
Dative tōmumtōmumtōmum
Instrumental tōmumtōmumtōmum
Weak declension of tom
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative tōmatōmetōme
Accusative tōmantōmantōme
Genitive tōmantōmantōman
Dative tōmantōmantōman
Instrumental tōmantōmantōman
Plural
Nominative tōmantōmantōman
Accusative tōmantōmantōman
Genitive tōmratōmenatōmratōmenatōmratōmena
Dative tōmumtōmumtōmum
Instrumental tōmumtōmumtōmum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tōmaz (“empty”). Akin to Old Norse tómr (“empty”), whence Icelandic tómur (“empty”).

Descendants

toom

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