- unǽmtigian
- wv/t2 to deprive of leisure
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
unǽmtigian
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empty — c.1200, from O.E. æmettig at leisure, not occupied, unmarried, from æmetta leisure, from æ not + metta, from motan to have (see MIGHT (Cf. might)). The p is a euphonic insertion. Sense evolution from at leisure to empty is paralleled in several… … Etymology dictionary
