awemman

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ wemman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈwem.mɑn/

Verb

āwemman

1. to disfigure
2. to defile

Conjugation

Conjugation of āwemman (weak class 1)

infinitive	āwemman	āwemmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āwemme	āwemde
second person singular	āwemmest, āwemst	āwemdest
third person singular	āwemmeþ, āwemþ	āwemde
plural	āwemmaþ	āwemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āwemme	āwemde
plural	āwemmen	āwemden
imperative
singular	āwemm
plural	āwemmaþ
participle	present	past
	āwemmende	āwemmed

Synonyms

• ġewemman
• forwemman
• wemman

Derived terms

• āwemmendnys f (“corruption”)

References

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