cemes

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kamisi, from Latin camīsia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi. Cognate with Old High German kemis (“tunic, skirt, dress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈke.mes/

Noun

cemes f

1. shirt
2. linen nightgown, chemise

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cemes	cemesa, cemese
accusative	cemese	cemesa, cemese
genitive	cemese	cemesa
dative	cemese	cemesum

Related terms

• hemeþe

Descendants

• Middle English: kemes, kemese, kemse