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deman

Pronunciation: /ˈdeː.mɑn/

“deman” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to judge
  2. to sentence

Etymology

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).

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