"weman" meaning in Old English

See weman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈweː.mɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *wōhmijaną (“to sound, make a noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wōhmijaną||to sound, make a noise}} Proto-Germanic *wōhmijaną (“to sound, make a noise”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*wekʷ-||to speak, sound}} Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|wēman}} wēman Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wēman<w1>}} Forms: wēman [canonical], weak [table-tags], wēman [infinitive], wēmenne [infinitive], wēme [first-person, present, singular], wēmde [first-person, past, singular], wēmest [present, second-person, singular], wēmst [present, second-person, singular], wēmdest [past, second-person, singular], wēmeþ [present, singular, third-person], wēmþ [present, singular, third-person], wēmde [past, singular, third-person], wēmaþ [plural, present], wēmdon [past, plural], wēme [present, singular], wēmde [past, singular], wēmen [plural, present], wēmden [past, plural], wēm [imperative, past, present, singular], wēmaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wēmende [imperative, present], wēmed [imperative, past], ġewēmed [imperative, past]
  1. to sound, be heard; announce
    Sense id: en-weman-ang-verb--071RnTC
  2. to persuade, convince, lead astray
    Sense id: en-weman-ang-verb-a9jzvf21 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wēmend, wēmere Related terms: wōm, wōma
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wēmend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wēmere"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "4": "",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *wōhmijaną (“to sound, make a noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wēman",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēm",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewēmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēman"
      },
      "expansion": "wēman",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēman<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wōm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wōma"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sound, be heard; announce"
      ],
      "id": "en-weman-ang-verb--071RnTC",
      "links": [
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "announce",
          "announce"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "or friendless me would soothe,\nallure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,\nhow tough is sorrow as a companion,\nto whom little has dear confidants for himself.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,\nwēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,\nhū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,\nþām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to persuade, convince, lead astray"
      ],
      "id": "en-weman-ang-verb-a9jzvf21",
      "links": [
        [
          "persuade",
          "persuade"
        ],
        [
          "convince",
          "convince"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweː.mɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weman"
}
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    "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "wēmend"
    },
    {
      "word": "wēmere"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to sound, make a noise"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to speak, sound"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *wōhmijaną (“to sound, make a noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "wēman",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "wēman",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wēmeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēm",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewēmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēman"
      },
      "expansion": "wēman",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wēman<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "wōm"
    },
    {
      "word": "wōma"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sound, be heard; announce"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "announce",
          "announce"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "or friendless me would soothe,\nallure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,\nhow tough is sorrow as a companion,\nto whom little has dear confidants for himself.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,\nwēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,\nhū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,\nþām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "to persuade, convince, lead astray"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "persuade",
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        ],
        [
          "convince",
          "convince"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweː.mɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weman"
}

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