emty
Middle English
Alternative forms
empty
,
amty
,
ampty
Etymology
From
Old English
ēmtiġ
,
ǣmtiġ
, a by-form of
ǣmettiġ
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ɛm(p)tiː/
,
/am(p)tiː/
Adjective
emty
empty
,
vacant
weak
,
ineffective
worthless
,
unimportant
Descendants
English:
empty
Scots:
empy