ontfarmen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *intfarmon, with two prefixes ont- and af attached to Proto-West Germanic *armēn.
Verb
ontfarmen
- (sometimes reflexive) to have/show compassion, pity [with genitive ‘for’]
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- ontfāermen (Flemish)
Descendants
- Dutch: ontfermen
Further reading
- “ontfarmen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ontfarmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN