gewemman

Old English

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	ġewemmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġewemme	ġewemde
second person singular	ġewemmest, ġewemst	ġewemdest
third person singular	ġewemmeþ, ġewemþ	ġewemde
plural	ġewemmaþ	ġewemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġewemme	ġewemde
plural	ġewemmen	ġewemden
imperative
singular	ġewemm
plural	ġewemmaþ
participle	present	past
	ġewemmende	ġewemmed

Synonyms

• āwemman
• forwemman
• wemman

Derived terms

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

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEWEMMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEWEMMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.