hæman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haimijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæː.mɑn/, [ˈhæː.mɑn]

Verb

hǣman

  1. to have sex with, to sleep with; to copulate
    • Gif ænig man hæme mid oðres wifeif any man sleeps with another's wife. (Laws of Alfred)
  2. to marry

Conjugation

Derived terms

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