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Etymology edit

From Old English fordeman (to condemn, sentence, doom), from Proto-Germanic *fradōmijaną (to condemn, damn), equivalent to for- +‎ demen.

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Verb edit

fordemen (third-person singular simple present fordemen, present participle fordemende, fordemynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fordemed)

  1. to condemn, to convict of a crime.
  2. to condemn to ruin, destroy

Descendants edit

  • English: fordeem