venymen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French venimer; equivalent to venym + -en (“infinitival ending”).
Pronunciation
Verb
venymen
- To injure or cause a fatality by means of afflicting with poison or venom; to envenom.
- To cover or smear with venom; to make poisonous or venomous.
- To spread disease or malignancy; to bring ruin or discord.
- To plant sinful ideas, corruption, or evil in a person or group of people.
Conjugation
Conjugation of venymen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- English: venom (obsolete as a verb)
References
- “venimen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.