entamen

Asturian

Verb

entamen

1. third-person plural present indicative of entamar
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of entamar

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French entamer, from Late Latin intaminare (perhaps via Provençal entamenar), from Latin in- + tangere + -are.

Verb

entamen (third-person singular simple present entameth, present participle entamende, entamynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle entamed)

1. to wound, injure (flesh, bone, etc)

Derived terms

• tamen

Descendants

• English: entame

References

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