wemman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wammaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwem.mɑn/

Verb

wemman

to spot, mar, spoil, disfigure
to defile, pollute, profane

Conjugation

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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, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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