*faþmōną

Runic: ᚠᚨᚦᛗᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑθ.mɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

  1. to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms
  2. to embrace, to hug

Etymology

From *faþmaz (‘outstretched arms; embrace; fathom’) + *-ōną(forms denominative Weak class 2 verbs).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularfaþmōfaþmǭ–
2nd singularfaþmōsifaþmōsfaþmō
3rd singularfaþmōþifaþmōfaþmōþau
1st dualfaþmōsfaþmōw–
2nd dualfaþmōþizfaþmōþizfaþmōþiz
1st pluralfaþmōmazfaþmōm–
2nd pluralfaþmōþfaþmōþfaþmōþ
3rd pluralfaþmōnþifaþmōnfaþmōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularfaþmōi–
2nd singularfaþmōsaifaþmōsau
3rd singularfaþmōþaifaþmōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralfaþmōnþaifaþmōnþau
2nd pluralfaþmōnþaifaþmōnþau
3rd pluralfaþmōnþaifaþmōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularfaþmōdǭfaþmōdēdį̄
2nd singularfaþmōdēzfaþmōdēdīz
3rd singularfaþmōdēfaþmōdēdī
1st dualfaþmōdēdūfaþmōdēdīw
2nd dualfaþmōdēdudizfaþmōdēdīdiz
1st pluralfaþmōdēdumfaþmōdēdīm
2nd pluralfaþmōdēdudfaþmōdēdīd
3rd pluralfaþmōdēdunfaþmōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
faþmōną faþmōndz faþmōdaz

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Descendants

  • *faþmōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • fadamōn, fadumōn (Old High German)
  • *faþmōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *fathmon (Old Dutch)
      • vādemen (Middle Dutch)
        • vademen (Dutch)
  • *faþmōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • fæðmian (Old English)
      • fathmen, fadmen (Middle English)
        • fathom (English)
  • *faþmōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *fethmia (Old Frisian)
      • fiemje (West Frisian)
  • *faþmōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *fathmōn (Old Saxon)
      • vādemen (Middle Low German)
  • faðma (Old Norse)
    • favne (Danish)
    • faðma (Icelandic)
    • famna (Swedish)
  • faðma (Old Norse)
    • favne (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • famne, famna (Norwegian Nynorsk)

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