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æmete

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
æmete, æmette, æmytte, an; f.
An EMMET, ant; formica
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  • Æmete

    formica.

    • Wrt. Voc. 23, 78
    • .
  • Æmettan ægru gením

    take emmet's eggs,

    • L. M. 1, 87; Lchdm, ii. 156, 6
    • .
  • Æmytte

    formica,

    • Somn. 108
    • .
  • Níme æmettan

    take emmets,

    • L. M. 3, 34; Lchdm, ii. 328, 7
    • .
Etymology
[æ = a from, off, away; mete meat, food: Grm. (Gr. ii. 88) thinks it is connected with
O. H. Ger. emizíc assiduus; ameiza formica
:
O. Nrs. ami labour
:
A. Sax. æmettig otiosus; æmtegian vacare
.]
Linked entries
v.  æmtig æmytte emitte.
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  • æmete, n.