amanse

Meaning

Verb

To excommunicate; interdict.
To ban; curse; accurse.

Origin

From Middle English amansen, amansien, from Old English āmānsumian ("to excommunicate, anathematize, curse, proscribe, outlaw"), from a- + ġemāna + -sumian, equivalent to a- + mone + -some. Cognate with Old High German armeinsamōn ("to excommunicate").

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