• Eme

    Origin

    Middle English eam, eme ("uncle"), from Old English Ä“am ("uncle"). See eam.

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    Noun

    eme

    (plural emes)
    1. (obsolete except Scotland) An uncle.
      • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VIII:So aftir this yonge Trystrames rode unto his eme, Kynge Marke of Cornwayle, and whan he com there he herde sey that there wolde no knyght fyght with Sir Marhalt.
      • Spenser Faerie Queene, II.x:Whilst they were young, Cassibalane their Eme
        Was by the people chosen in their sted ....
    2. (Scotland) friend.

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