Participles
| Present | dēmende |
| Past | (ġe)dēmed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | dēme |
| 2nd sing. | dēmest; dēmst |
| 3rd sing. | dēmeþ; dēmþ |
| 1st plur. | dēmaþ |
| 2nd plur. | dēmaþ |
| 3rd plur. | dēmaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | dēmde |
| 2nd sing. | dēmdest |
| 3rd sing. | dēmde |
| 1st plur. | dēmdon |
| 2nd plur. | dēmdon |
| 3rd plur. | dēmdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | dēme |
| 2nd sing. | dēme |
| 3rd sing. | dēme |
| 1st plur. | dēmen |
| 2nd plur. | dēmen |
| 3rd plur. | dēmen |
Past
| 1st sing. | dēmde |
| 2nd sing. | dēmde |
| 3rd sing. | dēmde |
| 1st plur. | dēmden |
| 2nd plur. | dēmden |
| 3rd plur. | dēmden |
Verbs conjugated like 'deman'
deman,
Verbs similar to 'deman'
ademan,
decan,
dœman,
dreman,
seman,
teman,
weman,
began,
beran,
betan,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną.
2. Cognate with Old Frisian dēma, Old Saxon dōmian, Dutch doemen, Old High German tuomen, Old Norse dǿma (Danish dømme, Icelandic dæma), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dōmjan). See: Proto-Germanic '
*dōmijaną', Dutch '
doemen', Danish '
dømme', Icelandic '
dæma'.
Sample Sentences
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late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
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Ne sċeall nān godes þeġn for sċeattum riht dēman, ac healdan þone dōm ġif godes man sȳ... (Nor shall one of God's servants decide a law for wealth, but maintain the judgement if he is a man of God...)