eormen-

Old English

Alternative forms

• iermen-, yrmen-, irmen-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ermun-, *irmin-, from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Akin to Old Saxon irmin-, Icelandic jörmun-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜or.men/, [ˈe͜orˠ.men]

Prefix

eormen-

1. greatness, universality; whole, immense, pan-

   eormencynn ― mankind, humanity

   eormenlāf ― great legacy", "enormous bequeathal