fæþm

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • the outstretched arms; embrace, bosom
  • envelopment, grasp, control, power
  • fathom (measurement); cubit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (embrace, armful) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (fly, spread out, fall).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peth₂-

Gloss

fly, spread out, fall

Concept
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Animals

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