dampnen
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō; compare condempnen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdam(p)nən/, /ˈdam(p)ən/
Verb
dampnen (third-person singular simple present dampneth, present participle dampnende, dampnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dampned)
- to condemn, denounce, criticise
- (law) to charge as guilty; to effect punishment.
- to damn (consign to hell)
- to condemn to some ill fate, to doom or destine (to die, etc.)
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 843-844:
- [...] Mankind was lorn and damned ay to dye,
For which thy child was on a croys y-rent; [...]- [...] Mankind was lost, and damned forever to die,
For which your child was stretched on a cross; [...]
- [...] Mankind was lost, and damned forever to die,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 843-844:
- (law, rare) to make illegal; to ban
- (law, rare) to nullify
Conjugation
Conjugation of dampnen (weak in -ed/suffixless)
| infinitive | (to) dampnen, dampne | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | dampne | dampned, dampe | |
| 2nd-person singular | dampnest | dampnedest, dampest | |
| 3rd-person singular | dampneth | dampned, dampe | |
| subjunctive singular | dampne | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | dampnen, dampne | dampneden, dampnede, dampen, dampe | |
| imperative plural | dampneth, dampne | — | |
| participles | dampnynge, dampnende | dampned, damp, ydampned, ydamp | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
References
- “dampnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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