wohhæmed

Old English

noun

Definitions

adultery
fornication

Etymology

Compound from Old English wōh (crooked, bent) + Old English hǣmed (sexual intercourse, cohabitation).

Origin

Old English

hǣmed

Gloss

sexual intercourse, cohabitation

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*wanhaz Proto-Germanic
hæmedceorl Old English
hæmedlac Old English
hæmedscipe Old English
hæmedwif Old English
hǣmed Old English
mæghæmed Old English
unrihthæmed Old English
wohbogen Old English
wohceapung Old English
wohdom Old English
wohdæd Old English
wohfotede Old English
wohfremmende Old English
wohfull Old English
wohgeorn Old English
wohgestreon Old English
wohhandede Old English
wohhian Old English
wohhæmende Old English
wohhæmere Old English
wohlic Old English
wohlice Old English
wohnes Old English
wohsum Old English
wōh Old English
wough Middle English