venymen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• veneme, venemen, venemyn, venum, venym, venyme

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French venimer; equivalent to venym +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛˈniːmən/, /ˈvɛnimən/

Verb

venymen (third-person singular simple present venymeth, present participle venymende, venymynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle venymed)

1. To envenom; to use venom or poison to kill or injure.
2. To smear with venom or poison; to make poisonous.
3. To spread disease or malignancy; to bring ruin or discord.
4. To plant sinful ideas, corruption, or evil in a person or group of people.

Conjugation

Conjugation of venymen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) venymen, venyme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	venyme	venymed
2nd-person singular	venymest	venymedest
3rd-person singular	venymeth	venymed
subjunctive singular	venyme
imperative singular		—
plural1	venymen, venyme	venymeden, venymede
imperative plural	venymeth, venyme	—
participles	venymynge, venymende	venymed, yvenymed

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

Synonyms

• envenymen (all senses)

Related terms

• envenymen

Descendants

• English: venom (obsolete as a verb)

References

• “venimen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.