hordom

See also: hordóm

Hungarian

Etymology

hord +‎ -om (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhordom]
• Hyphenation: hor‧dom

Verb

hordom

1. first-person singular indicative present definite of hord

Middle English

Alternative forms

• horedom, horedam, hordam, hurdome, horedome, horedame, hordome, hoordam

Etymology

From Old Norse hórdómr; equivalent to hore +‎ -dom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːr(ə)doːm/
• (vowel reduction) IPA^(key): /ˈhoːrdum/, /ˈhoːrdɔm/, /ˈhoːrdam/

Noun

hordom (plural hordomes)

1. Unsanctioned or immoral sexual behaviour or actions.
2. (rare) A specific instance of such behaviour or actions.
3. (rare, figuratively) Errant or immoral religious behaviour.
4. (rare) A whore or adulterer; an immoral woman.

Descendants

• English: whoredom
• Scots: huredome (obsolete)

References

• “họ̄redọ̄m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-25.