enbawmen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• embawme, enbame, enbaumen

Etymology

From Middle French embaumer, from Old French embasmer; equivalent to en- +‎ bawmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛmˈbau̯mən/

Verb

enbawmen

1. To embalm (a corpse)
2. To daub with balm or grease.
3. (rare) To suffuse in a fragrance.

Conjugation

Conjugation of enbawmen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) enbawmen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	enbawme	enbawmed
2nd-person singular	enbawmest	enbawmedest
3rd-person singular	enbawmeth	enbawmed
subjunctive singular	enbawme
imperative singular		—
plural1	enbawmen, enbawme	enbawmeden, enbawmede
imperative plural	enbawmeth, enbawme	—
participles	enbawmynge, enbawmende	enbawmed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: embalm

References

• “embaumen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.