Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fordeem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fordeem
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Under Islamic canon law, known as sharia, fordeeming a man of rape needs the testimony of at least four muslim men as eyewitnesses to the deed of penetration."

Etymology

From Middle English fordemen, from Old English fordēman (“to condemn, sentence, doom; prejudice; decide”), from Proto-Germanic *fradōmijaną (“to condemn, damn”). By surface analysis, for- + deem. Cognate with Old High German fortuomen, furtuomen, Icelandic fordæma (“to condemn”), Dutch verdoemen.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰeh₁-, fordemen, fordēman, *fradōmijaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

fordeems (present, singular) fordeeming (participle, present) fordeemed (participle, past) fordeemed (past)

Synonyms

forjudge

Questions

What does fordeem mean?: To condemn.
Where does fordeem come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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