athem

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === eathem === Etymology === Inherited from Old English ǣþm (“breath, breathing”), from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tmén-. Cognate with Dutch adem (“breath”), German Atem (“breath”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaðəm/ === Noun === athem (very rare) Breath. [8th–13th c.] ==== References ==== The Middle English Dictionary == Old Frisian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːðem/ === Noun === āthem m alternative form of āthum ==== References ==== Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN