weman

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ƿēman

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōhmijaną (“to sound, make a noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈweːmɑn/

Verb

wēman

  1. To sound, be heard; announce.
  2. To persuade, convince, lead astray.

Conjugation
Conjugation of wēman (weak class 1)
infinitive wēman tō wēmenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wēme wēmde
2nd-person singular wēmest wēmdest
3rd-person singular wēmeþ wēmde
plural wēmaþ wēmdon
subjunctive present past
singular wēme wēmde
plural wēmen wēmden
imperative
singular wēm
plural wēmaþ
participle present past
wēmende (ġe)wēmed

Derived terms
  • wēmend
  • wēmere
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