hordom
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)
- Unsanctioned or immoral sexual behaviour or actions.
- (rare) A specific instance of such behaviour or actions.
- (rare, figuratively) Errant or immoral religious behaviour.
- (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.