dammish

English

Etymology

From Scots dammish, probably from Middle English damagen. Doublet of damage.

Verb

dammish (third-person singular simple present dammishes, present participle dammishing, simple past and past participle dammished)

1. (Scotland, obsolete) to stun, to stupefy
   • 1660, James Durham, A Commentarie Upon the Book of the Revelation:

     I was benummed (as it were) and dammished with the sight of the excellent majesty and glory that I saw in him […]

Anagrams

• Mahdism, dhimmas

Scots

Etymology

Probably from Middle English damagen.

Verb

dammish (third-person singular simple present dammishes, present participle dammishin, simple past dammisht, past participle dammisht)

1. to stun, to stupefy
2. to bruise the surface of an apple or other fruit by a knock
3. to injure, to damage (generally used as an expletive)