Empt
/ɛmpt/noun
An archaic or dialectal verb meaning to empty or make empty.
Did you know?“Empt” is best understood as a shortened or dialectal form related to “empty,” whose Old English ancestor described being unoccupied or at leisure—not originally a mystical void.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
Old English
ǣmettig
“At leisure, unoccupied, or empty; the source of modern “empty”.”
Middle English
Middle English
empti
“Empty or containing nothing; a developing form of the Old English adjective.”
Middle English
Middle English
empten
“To empty or make vacant; an older verb form related to “empty.””
15th–16th Century
English
empt
“A shortened or dialectal verb meaning “to empty.””
Modern English
English
empt
“An archaic or regional form meaning to empty or clear out.”
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