Etymology

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Today it means: Used as the direct object of a verb. Full definition →

Middle English þem ← Old Norse þeim ← Proto-Germanic *þaimaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic*þaimaz
  2. Old Norseþeim
  3. Middle Englishþem
  4. English todaythem

From Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim.

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