womm

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wamm, from Proto-Germanic *wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /womm/, [wom]

Noun

womm m or n

  1. (literal or figurative) spot, mark, blot
  2. (literal or figurative) filth, impurity, uncleanness
  3. evil, sin; a shameful word or deed

Declension

Masculine: Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative womm wommas
accusative womm wommas
genitive wommes womma
dative womme wommum

Neuter: Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative womm womm
accusative womm womm
genitive wommes womma
dative womme wommum

Derived terms

  • mānwomm m
  • wlitewomm m
  • womcwide m
  • womdǣd f
  • womfreht n
  • womfull
  • womlust m
  • womsceaþa m
  • womsċyldiġ
  • womwlite m
  • womwyrċende

Adjective

womm

  1. foul
  2. evil, wicked

Declension

Declension of womm — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative womm womm womm
Accusative womne womme womm
Genitive wommes womre wommes
Dative wommum womre wommum
Instrumental womme womre womme
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative womme womma, womme womm
Accusative womme womma, womme womm
Genitive womra womra womra
Dative wommum wommum wommum
Instrumental wommum wommum wommum
Declension of womm — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative womma womme womme
Accusative womman womman womme
Genitive womman womman womman
Dative womman womman womman
Instrumental womman womman womman
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative womman womman womman
Accusative womman womman womman
Genitive womra, wommena womra, wommena womra, wommena
Dative wommum wommum wommum
Instrumental wommum wommum wommum

Antonyms

References

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