† aˈwem, v. Obs.
[f. a- prefix 1 + OE. węmman to corrupt, spoil (see wem); or for OE. ᵹewęmman.]
To corrupt, defile; to disgrace, dishonour; to impair, injure, spoil.
| [c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Luke xii. 33 Ne moððe ne ᵹewemð.] c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 83 Ȝef ho awemmed were of hire meidenhad. 1205 Lay. 21290 Heo þohten..weorien heom mid wepnen, & Arður awæmmen. 1250 Ibid. 20165 Þe wilde crane..wane his fliht his a-wemmid. |