Earm

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA: /æarm/

Etymology 1

From Germanic *arma-, from Indo-European *armo-, from *ar-, *arə- ‘fit, join’. Cognate with Old Frisian arm, Old Saxon arm (Dutch arm), Old High German arm (German Arm), Old Norse armr (Swedish arm), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃. The IE root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic рамо (Russian рамо ‘shoulder’), Latin armus.

Noun

earm m

1. the arm

Etymology 2

From Germanic *arƀma-, from Indo-European *orbh-. Cognate with Old Frisian erm, Old Saxon arm (Dutch arm), Old High German arm (German arm), Old Norse armr (Swedish, Danish arm), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃.

Adjective

earm

1. poor, miserablefr:earm