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)
- (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 […]
- 1660, James Durham, A Commentarie Upon the Book of the Revelation
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)
- to stun, to stupefy
- to bruise the surface of an apple or other fruit by a knock
- to injure, to damage (generally used as an expletive)