gewemman

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġeƿemman

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ wemman.

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

Verb

ġewemman

  1. to disfigure, mar, blemish
  2. to impair, diminish
  3. to impair the quality of, corrupt, degrade, profane
  4. to pollute, defile

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġewemman (weak class 1)
infinitive ġewemman tō ġewemmenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġewemme ġewemde
2nd-person singular ġewemst ġewemdest
3rd-person singular ġewemþ ġewemde
plural ġewemmaþ ġewemdon
subjunctive present past
singular ġewemme ġewemde
plural ġewemmen ġewemden
imperative
singular ġeweme
plural ġewemmaþ
participle present past
ġewemmende ġewemmed

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ġewemmed
  • ġewemming f (“corruption, violation, profanation”)

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