hæman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haimijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.mɑn/, [ˈhæː.mɑn]

Verb

hǣman

1. to have sex with, to sleep with; to copulate
   • Gif ænig man hæme mid oðres wife ― if any man sleeps with another's wife. (Laws of Alfred)
2. to marry

Conjugation

Conjugation of hǣman (weak class 1)

infinitive	hǣman	hǣmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hǣme	hǣmde
second person singular	hǣmest, hǣmst	hǣmdest
third person singular	hǣmeþ, hǣmþ	hǣmde
plural	hǣmaþ	hǣmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hǣme	hǣmde
plural	hǣmen	hǣmden
imperative
singular	hǣm
plural	hǣmaþ
participle	present	past
	hǣmende	(ġe)hǣmed

Derived terms

• ġehǣman