bemænan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn
Etymology
Prefix from Old English mǣnan (lament, mean, signify, intend, complain over, grieve, mourn).
Origin
Old English
mǣnan
Gloss
lament, mean, signify, intend, complain over, grieve, mourn
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Cognates and derived terms
- *mainijaną Proto-Germanic
- mǣnan Old English
- menen Middle English