"blasfemen" meaning in Middle English

See blasfemen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /blasˈfɛːmən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French blasfemer, a learned borrowing from Late Latin blasphēmāre. Doublet of blamen. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|grc}}, {{bor+|enm|fro|blasfemer}} Borrowed from Old French blasfemer, {{der|enm|LL.|blasphemo|blasphēmāre}} Late Latin blasphēmāre, {{doublet|enm|blamen}} Doublet of blamen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} blasfemen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|blasfem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], blasfemen [infinitive], to blasfemen [infinitive], blasfeme [infinitive], blasfeme [first-person, present, singular], blasfemed [first-person, past, singular], blasfemest [present, second-person, singular], blasfemedest [past, second-person, singular], blasfemeth [present, singular, third-person], blasfemed [past, singular, third-person], blasfeme [present, singular, subjunctive], blasfemed [past, singular, subjunctive], blasfeme [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], blasfemen [plural, present], blasfeme [plural, present], blasfemeden [past, plural], blasfemede [past, plural], blasfemeth [imperative, plural, present], blasfeme [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], blasfemynge [participle, present], blasfemende [participle, present], blasfemed [participle, past], yblasfemed [participle, past], blasfeme [alternative], blasphemen [alternative], blaspheme [alternative], blasefleme [alternative]
  1. (ambitransitive) to blaspheme; to speak against a deity Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-blasfemen-enm-verb-Ztdx-xpr Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 45 55 0
  2. (ambitransitive) to act insultingly towards a deity Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-blasfemen-enm-verb-W2Zvb43S Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Religion Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 55 25 Disambiguation of Religion: 45 55 0
  3. (rare, transitive) to slander; to defame Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-blasfemen-enm-verb-Su2h4Wec
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: blasfeme, blasfemour, blasfemye, blasfemyng

Alternative forms

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