blamen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• blame
• blamie, blamyn (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French blasmer, from Late Latin blastēmāre (variant of blasphēmāre). Doublet of blasfemen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaːmən/

Verb

blamen (third-person singular simple present blameth, present participle blamende, blamynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle blamed)

1. to criticise, censure
2. to reprove, reprimand
3. to blame, charge (attribute to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of blamen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) blamen, blame
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	blame	blamed
2nd-person singular	blamest	blamedest
3rd-person singular	blameth	blamed
subjunctive singular	blame
imperative singular		—
plural1	blamen, blame	blameden, blamede
imperative plural	blameth, blame	—
participles	blamynge, blamende	blamed, yblamed

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

Related terms

• blame
• blame worthy
• blameable
• blameful
• blameles
• blamer
• blamyng

Descendants

• English: blame
• Scots: blame

References

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