gewemman

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ wemman.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈwem.mɑn/

Verb

ġewemman

to disfigure, mar, blemish
to impair, diminish
to impair the quality of, corrupt, degrade, profane
to pollute, defile

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġewemman (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ġewemman	ġewemmenne
first person singular	ġewemme	ġewemde
second person singular	ġewemmest, ġewemst	ġewemdest
third person singular	ġewemmeþ, ġewemþ	ġewemde
plural	ġewemmaþ	ġewemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġewemme	ġewemde
plural	ġewemmen	ġewemden
imperative
singular	ġewemm
plural	ġewemmaþ
participle	present	past
	ġewemmende	ġewemmed

Synonyms

Derived terms

ġewemmed
ġewemming f (“corruption, violation, profanation”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEWEMMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEWEMMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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