empt

verb

ˈem(p)t

-ed/-ing/-s

now dialectal

: empty

Word History

Etymology

Middle English empten, emptien, from Old English ǣmettigian to empty, be at leisure, from ǣmtig, ǣmettig empty, unoccupied

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