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)

(with accusative) to empty

Descendants

Danish: tømme
English: teem
Faroese: tøma
Icelandic: tæma

Norwegian (Nynorsk): tømme/tømma [tøme/tøma]
Norwegian (Bokmål): tømme
Scots: teem
Swedish: tömma

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