enbawmen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

embawme, enbame, enbaumen

Etymology edit

From Middle French embaumer, from Old French embasmer; equivalent to en- +‎ bawmen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɛmˈbau̯mən/

Verb edit

enbawmen

To embalm (a corpse)
To daub with balm or grease.
(rare) To suffuse in a fragrance.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of enbawmen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) enbawmen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	enbawme	enbawmed
2nd-person singular	enbawmest	enbawmedest
3rd-person singular	enbawmeth	enbawmed
subjunctive singular	enbawme	enbawmed
imperative singular	enbawme	—

plural¹	enbawmen, enbawme	enbawmeden, enbawmede
imperative plural	enbawmeth, enbawme	—

participles	enbawmynge, enbawmende	enbawmed

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

Descendants edit

English: embalm

References edit

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

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