fordemen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fordeman (“to condemn, sentence, doom”), from Proto-Germanic *fradōmijaną (“to condemn, damn”), equivalent to for- +‎ demen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /forˈdeː.mən/

Verb

fordemen (third-person singular simple present fordemen, present participle fordemende, fordemynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fordemed)

  1. to condemn, to convict of a crime.
  2. to condemn to ruin, destroy

Descendants
  • English: fordeem
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