condempnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• condemnen, condempen, condempne

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French condamner, from Latin condemnō; compare dampnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈdɛm(p)nən/, /kɔnˈdɛm(p)ən/

Verb

condempnen (third-person singular simple present condempneth, present participle condempnende, condempnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle condempned)

1. to condemn, denounce, criticise
2. (law) to charge as guilty; to effect punishment.
3. (law, rare) to nullify, make void
4. (religion, rare) to damn (consign to hell)

Conjugation

Conjugation of condempnen (weak in -ed/suffixless)

infinitive	(to) condempnen, condempne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	condempne	condempned, condempe
2nd-person singular	condempnest	condempnedest, condempest
3rd-person singular	condempneth	condempned, condempe
subjunctive singular	condempne
imperative singular		—
plural1	condempnen, condempne	condempneden, condempnede, condempen, condempe
imperative plural	condempneth, condempne	—
participles	condempnynge, condempnende	condempned, condemp, ycondempned, ycondemp

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

Related terms

• condempnacioun

Descendants

• English: condemn

References

• “condempnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.