ontfarmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *intfarmon, with two prefixes ont- and af attached to Proto-West Germanic *armēn.

Verb

ontfarmen

(sometimes reflexive) to have/show compassion, pity [+genitive = for]

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

ontfāermen (Flemish)

Descendants

Dutch: ontfermen

Further reading

“ontfarmen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ontfarmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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