Feim

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faɪ̯m/
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Etymology 1

Compare Middle Low German vīme.

Noun

Feim m (strong, genitive Feimes or Feims, plural Feime)

heap of layered grain, hay, straw or wood

Declension

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Alternative forms

Feime, Feimen

Etymology 2

From Middle High German feim, veim, from Old High German feim, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz. Compare English foam.

Noun

Feim m (strong, genitive Feimes or Feims, plural Feime)

(dated) surf, breakers
Synonym: Brandung

Declension

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Further reading

“Feim” in Duden online
“Feim” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Feim” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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