yeme

Meaning

Verb

• To keep, to observe, to pay attention.

Origin

• From Middle English yemen, ȝemen, from Old English ġīeman, from Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną ("to heed, notice, observe, keep"). Cognate with Icelandic geyma, Norwegian gjømme, Swedish gömma, Danish gemme, Faroese geymi, Alemannic German gaume, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽. gaum , gorm, and goam, all from Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaum.