awemman

Old English

Alternative forms
  • āƿemman

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ wemman.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈwem.mɑn/

Verb

āwemman

  1. to disfigure
  2. to defile

Conjugation
Conjugation of āwemman (weak class 1)
infinitive āwemman tō āwemmenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular āwemme āwemde
2nd-person singular āwemst āwemdest
3rd-person singular āwemþ āwemde
plural āwemmaþ āwemdon
subjunctive present past
singular āwemme āwemde
plural āwemmen āwemden
imperative
singular āweme
plural āwemmaþ
participle present past
āwemmende āwemmed

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • āwemmendnys f (“corruption”)

Further reading
  • ĀWEMMAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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