Etymology

fordim

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Today it means: To dim; darken; obscure. Full definition →

Middle English fordimmen ← Old English fordimmian
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfordimmian“to obscure, darken”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfordimmen
  3. English todayfordim

From Middle English fordimmen, from Old English fordimmian (“to obscure, darken”), equivalent to for- + dim.

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