dampnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

dame, damne, damnen, damni, dampen, dampne, dempnen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō; compare condempnen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdam(p)nən/, /ˈdam(p)ən/

Verb

dampnen (third-person singular simple present dampneth, present participle dampnende, dampnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dampned)

to condemn, denounce, criticise
(law) to charge as guilty; to effect punishment.
to damn (consign to hell)
(law, rare) to make illegal; to ban
(law, rare) to nullify

Conjugation

Conjugation of dampnen (weak in -ed/suffixless)

infinitive	(to) dampnen, dampne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dampne	dampned, dampe
2nd-person singular	dampnest	dampnedest, dampest
3rd-person singular	dampneth	dampned, dampe
subjunctive singular	dampne	dampned, dampe
imperative singular	dampne	—

plural¹	dampnen, dampne	dampneden, dampnede, dampen, dampe
imperative plural	dampneth, dampne	—

participles	dampnynge, dampnende	dampned, damp, ydampned, ydamp

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

Descendants

English: damn
Scots: damn

References

“dampnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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