blamen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- blame
- blamie, blamyn (rare)
Etymology
From Old French blasmer, from Vulgar Latin *blastēmō, from Ecclesiastical Latin blasphēmō, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēméō). Doublet of blasfemen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblaːmən/
Verb
blamen
- to criticise, censure
- to reprove, reprimand
- to blame, charge (attribute to)
Conjugation
Conjugation of blamen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) blamen, blame | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | blame | blamed | |
2nd-person singular | blamest | blamedest | |
3rd-person singular | blameth | blamed | |
subjunctive singular | blame | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | blamen, blame | blameden, blamede | |
imperative plural | blameth, blame | — | |
participles | blamynge, blamende | blamed, yblamed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
- blame
- blameable
- blameful
- blameles
- blamer
- blame worthy
- blamyng
Descendants
- English: blame
- Scots: blame
References
- “blāmen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.