hemeþe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją. Cognate with Old Saxon hemithi, Old High German hemidi. The Proto-Germanic word was also the root of Latin camisia, through a Gallic intermediate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhe.me.θe/, [ˈhe.me.ðe]

Noun

hemeþe n (nominative plural hemeþu)

  1. shirt; undergarment with short sleeves

Inflection

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