hordom
See also: hordóm
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhordom]
- Hyphenation: hor‧dom
Verb
hordom
- first-person singular indicative present definite of hord
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse hórdómr; equivalent to hore + -dom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːr(ə)doːm/
- (vowel reduction) IPA(key): /ˈhoːrdum/, /ˈhoːrdɔm/, /ˈhoːrdam/
Noun
hordom (plural hordomes)
- Unsanctioned or immoral sexual behaviour or actions.
- (rare) A specific instance of such behaviour or actions.
- (rare, figuratively) Errant or immoral religious behaviour.
- (rare) A whore or adulterer; an immoral woman.
Descendants
- English: whoredom
- Middle Scots: huredome
- Scots: huredom
References
- “họ̄redọ̄m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 March 2019.