amanse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To excommunicate; interdict.
  2. To ban; curse; accurse.

Pronunciation

/əˈmænz/

Word forms

amanse amanses amansing amansed

Etymology

From Middle English amansen, amansien, from Old English āmānsumian (“to excommunicate, anathematize, curse, proscribe, outlaw”, literally “to disjoin”), from a- (“out, without”) + ġemāna (“community, company, common property, communion, companionship, intercourse, cohabitation”) + *sumian. Cognate with Old High German armeinsamōn (“to excommunicate”).

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