ontfarmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *intfarmon, with two prefixes ont- and af attached to Proto-West Germanic *armēn.

Verb

ontfarmen

1. (sometimes reflexive) to have/show compassion, pity [+genitive = for]

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• ontfāermen (Flemish)

Descendants

• Dutch: ontfermen

Further reading

• “ontfarmen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ontfarmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN