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FÆÐM

  • noun [ masculinefeminine ]
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FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.
the embracing arms; brachia amplexa, circumdăta
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  • Hí fæðmum clyppaþ

    they will clasp them in their arms,

    • Exon. 107 a
      • ;
    • Th. 409,
      • 8;
    • Rä. 27,
      • 25.

  • He wæs upphafen engla fæðmum

    he was upraised in the arms of angels,

    • Exon. 17 a
      • ;
    • Th. 41,
      • 6;
    • Cri. 651
      • .

  • Wæs Gúþláces gǽst gelǽded engla fæðmum

    the spirit of Guthlac was led in the arms of angels,

    • Exon, 44 a
      • ;
    • Th. 148,
      • 33;
    • Gú. 754
      • .

  • Ðá hét lífes brytta englas síne fæðmum ferigean leófne

    then the giver of life commanded his angels to bear the dear one in their arms,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1647
      • ;
    • An. 825
      • .
what embraces or contains, -
A lap, bosom, breast; quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectus
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  • Me on fæðme sticaþ

    places me in the bosom,

    • Exon. 103 b
      • ;
    • Th. 394,
      • 1;
    • Rä. 13,
      • 11.

  • On fæder fæðme

    in the bosom of the father,

    • Menol. Fox 583
      • ;
    • Gn. C. 61
      • .

  • He lǽdeþ in his ánes fæðm ealle gesceafta

    he leadeth into the bosom of himself alone all creatures,

    • Exon. 93 a
      • ;
    • Th. 349,
      • 34;
    • Sch. 56
      • .

  • Deáþ in eorþan fæðm sendaþ lǽne líchoman

    death sends frail bodies into earth's bosom,

    • Exon. 62 b
      • ;
    • Th. 231,
      • 11;
    • Ph. 487
      • .

  • Heó losaþ ne on foldan fæðm

    she shall not escape into earth's bosom,

    • Beo. Th. 2790
      • ;
    • B. 1393
      • .

  • To Fæder fæðmum

    in his Father's bosom,

    • Beo. Th. 378
      • ;
    • B. 188
      • .

  • Uppastód of brimes bósme on bátes fæðm egesa ofer ýþlid

    terror uprose front the bosom of the sea on the lap of the boat over our wave-ship,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 888
      • ;
    • An. 444
      • .

  • Ðara ðe lífes gást fæðmum þeahte

    of those who covered in their breasts the spirit of life,

    • Cd. 64
      • ;
    • Th. 77,
      • 28;
    • Gen. 1282
      • .

  • In fæðm fýres into the bosom of the fire, Cd. 184; Th. 230, 16; Dan. 234, Astág mægna gold-hord in fǽmnan fæðm

    the treasury of might [Christ] descended into a virgin's womb,

    • Exon. 19 b
      • ;
    • Th. 49,
      • 19;
    • Cri. 788
      • .
that part of the arm on which one leans, hence-A cubit, the length from the elbow to the wrist, said to be estimated at one foot six inches or 18 inches; cŭbĭtus. v. eln
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  • Fæðm betwux elbogan and handwyrste

    a cubit is betwixt the elbow and wrist,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 72
      • ;
    • Som. 70,
      • 126;
    • Wrt. Voc. 43,
      • 51.

  • Þreó hund fæðma biþ se arc on lenge

    trĕcentōrum cŭbĭtōrum ĕrit longĭtūdo arcæ,

    • Gen. 6,
      • 15.

  • And ðú getíhst his heáhnisse togædere on ufeweardum to ánre fæðme

    et in cŭbĭto consummābis summĭtātem ejus,

    • Gen. 6,
      • 16.
both the arms extended, now a
FATHOM = six feet; spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentum,
  • Cot. 162? Lye
    • .
the arms extended for embracing or protecting,-
An embrace, protection; amplexus, complexus, protectio
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  • Wæs wíf Abrahames lǽded on fremdes fæðm

    the wife of Abraham was led to the embrace of a stranger,

    • Cd. 124
      • ;
    • Th. 159,
      • 7;
    • Gen. 2631
      • .

  • Sceolde monig ides bifiende gán on fremdes fæðm

    many a damsel trembling must go into the embrace of a stranger,

    • Cd. 92
      • ;
    • Th. 118,
      • 26;
    • Gen. 1971
      • .

  • Þurh flódes fæðm

    through the embrace of the flood,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3230
      • ;
    • An. 1618
      • .

  • Hæfde wederwolcen wídum fæðmum eorþan and upródor gedǽled

    the storm-cloud had divided with wide embraces the earth and firmament above,

    • Cd. 146
      • ;
    • Th. 182,
      • 14;
    • Exod. 75
      • .

  • Hwá mec bregde of brimes fæðmum

    who drew me from the embrace of ocean?

    • Exon. 101 a
      • ;
    • Th. 382,
      • 19;
    • Rä. 3,
      • 13.
in the hands or power of-
Grasp, power; pŏtestas, dĭtio
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  • Gehwearf ðá in Francna fæðm feorh cyninges

    the life of the king then departed into the power [grasp] of the Franks,

    • Beo. Th. 2424
      • ;
    • B. 1210
      • .

  • Gé of feónda fæðme weorþen

    ye escape from the power of enemies,

    • Cd. 158
      • ;
    • Th. 196,
      • 20;
    • Exod. 294
      • .

  • Ðe ic alýsde feóndum of fæðme

    which I released from the power of foes,

    • Exon. 29 b
      • ;
    • Th. 91,
      • 2;
    • Cri. 1486
      • .
what is extended,-
An expanse, abyss, deep; expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum
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  • Siððan leóhtes weard ofer ealne foldan fæðm fýr onsendeþ

    after that the guardian of light shall send fire over all the expanse of earth,

    • Exon. 116 b
      • ;
    • Th. 448,
      • 14;
    • Dóm. 54
      • .

  • Bodiaþ beorhtne geleáfan ofer foldan fæðm

    preach the bright faith throughout the expanse of the earth,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 671
      • ;
    • An. 336
      • .

  • Se bráda sǽ bræc on eorþan fæðm

    the broad sea broke on to the tract of earth,

    • Exon. 24 b
      • ;
    • Th. 70,
      • 32;
    • Cri. 1147
      • .

  • Swá hie wið eorþan fæðm þúsend wintra ðǽr eardodon

    as if they had rested there on the plain of earth a thousand winters,

    • Beo. Th. 6091
      • ;
    • B. 3049
      • .

  • Hie on flódes fæðm ceólum lácaþ

    they sail in ships on the expanse of the food,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 503
      • ;
    • An. 252
      • .
Etymology
[
Chauc. fadmen, pl. fathoms:
Laym. ueðme fathom:
Plat. fadem, faem a thread, cubit:
O. Sax. faðmós , pl. m. the hands and arms:
Dut. vadem, vaam, f. a fathom:
Kil. vadem fīlum quod intra mănus extensas contĭnētur, mensūra mănuum expensārum, ulna, passus:
Ger. faden, fadem, m. a thread, cubit:
M. H. Ger. vadem, vaden, m:
O. H. Ger. fadam, fadum, m. n. fīlum:
Dan. favn, m. f:
Swed. famn, m:
Icel. faðmr, m. a fathom
.]
Derived forms
heoru-fæðm, lagu-, wæl-
Linked entries
v.  fæðem feðm.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “FÆÐM.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/10056.

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