wimman

wimman
wimman, -en, -on
obs. ff. woman.

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  • wimman — see wífman …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • Woman — Wom an, n.; pl. {Women}. [OE. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. w[=i]fmann, w[=i]mmann; w[=i]f woman, wife + mann a man. See {Wife}, and {Man}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An adult female person; a grown up female person, as distinguished from a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Woman hater — Woman Wom an, n.; pl. {Women}. [OE. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. w[=i]fmann, w[=i]mmann; w[=i]f woman, wife + mann a man. See {Wife}, and {Man}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An adult female person; a grown up female person, as distinguished… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Women — Woman Wom an, n.; pl. {Women}. [OE. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. w[=i]fmann, w[=i]mmann; w[=i]f woman, wife + mann a man. See {Wife}, and {Man}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An adult female person; a grown up female person, as distinguished… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Minim (palaeography) — Page from a 14th century Psalter, with blackletter sine pedibus text. In palaeography, a minim is a short, vertical stroke used in handwriting. The word is derived from the Latin minimum, meaning least or smallest . A minim is the basic stroke… …   Wikipedia

  • woman — womanless, adj. /woom euhn/, n., pl. women /wim in/, v., adj. n. 1. the female human being (distinguished from man). 2. an adult female person. 3. a female attendant to a lady of rank. 4. a wife. 5. the nature, c …   Universalium

  • woman — late O.E. wimman (pl. wimmen), lit. woman man, alteration of wifman (pl. wifmen), a compound of wif woman (see WIFE (Cf. wife)) + man human being (in Old English used in reference to both sexes; see MAN (Cf. man) (n.)). Cf. Du …   Etymology dictionary

  • woman — sb. RG. 380; [wimman]. RG. 535. pl. ‘wymmen.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 33 …   Oldest English Words

  • woman — wom•an [[t]ˈwʊm ən[/t]] n. pl. wom•en [[t]ˈwɪm ɪn[/t]] adj. 1) sex an adult female person, as distinguished from a girl or a man 2) a wife 3) sex a female lover or sweetheart 4) a female servant or attendant 5) women collectively; womankind 6)… …   From formal English to slang

  • wom|an — «WUM uhn», noun, plural wom|en, adjective, verb, anned, an|ning or aned, an|ing. –n. 1. a female human being. A woman is a girl grown up. 2. women as a group; the average woman; womankind: » …   Useful english dictionary

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