wemming

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to wemman +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwem.minɡ/, [ˈwem.miŋɡ]

Noun

wemming f

1. pollution, defilement

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wemming	wemminga, wemminge
accusative	wemminge	wemminga, wemminge
genitive	wemminge	wemminga
dative	wemminge	wemmingum

Derived terms

• ġewemming
• unwemming

References

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