bismerian

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbis.mer.jɑn/, [ˈbiz.merˠ.jɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *bismarjan. Cognate with Old High German bismerien (to mock).

Alternative forms

  • bysmran, bysmriġan, bismærian

Verb

bismerian

  1. to revile, blaspheme, insult
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • bismær

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *bismerōn, variant of *bismerēn.

Verb

bismerian

  1. to mock, deride, reproach
  2. to blaspheme, defame, revile
  3. to irritate
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: bismeren
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