wemman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wammaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwem.mɑn/

Verb

wemman

to spot, mar, spoil, disfigure
to defile, pollute, profane

Conjugation

Conjugation of wemman (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	wemman	wemmenne
first person singular	wemme	wemde
second person singular	wemmest, wemst	wemdest
third person singular	wemmeþ, wemþ	wemde
plural	wemmaþ	wemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wemme	wemde
plural	wemmen	wemden
imperative
singular	wemm
plural	wemmaþ
participle	present	past
	wemmende	(ġe)wemmed

Derived terms

āwemman
forwemman
ġewemman
wemmend m (“fornicator, adulterer”)
wemming f (“pollution, defilement”)

Descendants

Middle English: wemmen

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WEMMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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