maþm

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maiþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *moytHmos, from *meytH- (“to exchange”). Cognate with Old Saxon mēðom, Old Norse meiðmar pl (“valuables”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌼𐍃 (maiþms). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Latin mūtāre (“to exchange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑːθm/, [mɑːðm]

Noun

māþm m

1. precious object: treasure, jewel, valuable

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	māþm	māþmas
accusative	māþm	māþmas
genitive	māþmes	māþma
dative	māþme	māþmum

Derived terms

• māþmhūs

Descendants

• Middle English: mathem, madme
• → English: mathom