ontfarmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *intfarmon, with two prefixes ont- and af attached to Proto-West Germanic *armēn.

Verb

ontfarmen

  1. (sometimes reflexive) to have/show compassion, pity [with genitive ‘for’]

Inflection

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Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: ontfermen

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