eormen-

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *ermun-, *irmin-, from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Akin to Old Saxon irmin-, Icelandic jörmun-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜or.men/, [ˈe͜orˠ.men]

Prefix[edit]

eormen-

  1. greatness, universality; whole, immense, pan-
    eormencynnmankind, humanity
    eormenlāfgreat legacy", "enormous bequeathal