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deman

See also: demán and dè man

English

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Etymology

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From de- ‎ man.

Verb

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deman (third-person singular simple present demans, present participle demanning, simple past and past participle demanned)

  1. (transitive) To sack employees from.

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Interlingua

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Etymology

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From French demain (“tomorrow”).

Adverb

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deman

  1. tomorrow

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin dē māne (“early in the morning”), from dē Latin māne, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to mature, ripen”).

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Adverb

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deman

  1. tomorrow

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną.

Cognate with Old Frisian dēma, Old Saxon dōmian, Dutch doemen, Old High German tuomen, Old Norse dǿma (Danish dømme, Icelandic dæma), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dōmjan).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēman

  1. to judge
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Ne sċeall nān godes þeġn for sċeattum riht dēman, ac healdan þone dōm ġif godes man sȳ...
      Nor shall one of God's servants decide a law for wealth, but maintain the judgement if he is a man of God...
  2. to sentence [with tō dative = "to something"]

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dēman (weak class 1)
infinitive dēman dēmenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dēme dēmde
second person singular dēmest, dēmst dēmdest
third person singular dēmeþ, dēmþ dēmde
plural dēmaþ dēmdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dēme dēmde
plural dēmen dēmden
imperative
singular dēm
plural dēmaþ
participle present past
dēmende (ġe)dēmed

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: demen
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