rymthe

Middle English

Alternative forms

rymth

Etymology

Apparently inherited from Old English rȳmþ (despite the gap in attestation), from Proto-West Germanic *rūmiþu; equivalent to roum +‎ -the (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrimθ(ə)/

Noun

rymthe (uncountable)

(Late Middle English, rare) room (space or opportunity to do something)

Descendants

English: roomth (remodelled after room)
>? Middle Scots: rind

References

“rīmth(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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