wemman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wammaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwem.mɑn/

Verb

wemman

1. to spot, mar, spoil, disfigure
2. to defile, pollute, profane

Conjugation

Conjugation of wemman (weak class 1)

infinitive	wemman	wemmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wemme	wemde
second person singular	wemmest, wemst	wemdest
third person singular	wemmeþ, wemþ	wemde
plural	wemmaþ	wemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wemme	wemde
plural	wemmen	wemden
imperative
singular	wemm
plural	wemmaþ
participle	present	past
	wemmende	(ġe)wemmed

Derived terms

• āwemman
• forwemman
• ġewemman
• wemmend m (“fornicator, adulterer”)
• wemming f (“pollution, defilement”)

Descendants

• Middle English: wemmen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WEMMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.