tœma

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
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tømme
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: tømma
• → Middle English: temen
  • English: teem
  • Scots: teme, teim