eme
noun
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-eme
2
American
-eme
British
suffix
Etymology
Origin of eme1
before 1000; Middle English eem ( e ), Old English ēam; cognate with Dutch oom, German (arch.) Ohm, Oheim; akin to uncle
Origin of -eme2
Extracted from phoneme
Example Sentences
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She retorted, "O my son, well I wot thou haddest an uncle, but he is now dead nor am I ware that thou hast other eme."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Then yede Sir Tristram unto his eme and said: Sir, if ye will give me the order of knighthood, I will do battle with Sir Marhaus.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
So this young Sir Tristram rode unto his eme, King Mark of Cornwall.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir
Remember St. Paul's words: he dunamis en astheneia teleitai. edista oun mallon kauchesomai en tais astheneiais, hina episkenose ep eme he dunamis tou Christou; hotan gar artheno, tote dunatos eimi.
From Letters to His Friends by Robinson, Forbes
The yerle of Mentaye, thow arte my eme, The fowarde I gyve to the: The yerlle of Huntlay, cawte and kene, He schall be wyth the.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank
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