tœma

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tōmijaną, related to the adjective tómr (empty).

Verb

tœma (singular past indicative tœmdi, plural past indicative tœmdu, past participle tœmdr)

  1. (with accusative) to empty

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tæma
  • Faroese: tøma
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tøma
  • Swedish: tömma
  • Danish: tømme
  • Middle English: temen