hearmcweþan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to revile; to speak abusively or badly of
- to calumniate; to slander; to libel
Etymology
Compound from Old English hearm + Old English cweþan.
Origin
Old English
cweþan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *harmaz Proto-Germanic
- *kweþaną Proto-Germanic
- acweþan Old English
- andcweþan Old English
- becweþan Old English
- beforancweþan Old English
- bicweþan Old English
- cweþan Old English
- forcweþan Old English
- forecweþan Old English
- gecweþan Old English
- hearm Old English
- miscweþan Old English
- oncweþan Old English
- tocweþan Old English
- weargcweþan Old English
- wiþcweþan Old English
- wiþercweþan Old English
- yfelcweþan Old English
- æftercweþan Old English
- harm Middle English
- quethen Middle English