- hearmian
- wv/t2 to harm, injure
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hearmian
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Harm — Harm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harmed} (h[aum]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harming}.] [OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See {Harm}, n.] To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong. [1913 Webster] Though yet he never harmed me. Shak. [1913 Webster] No ground of enmity … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harmed — Harm Harm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harmed} (h[aum]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harming}.] [OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See {Harm}, n.] To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong. [1913 Webster] Though yet he never harmed me. Shak. [1913 Webster] No ground of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harming — Harm Harm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harmed} (h[aum]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harming}.] [OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See {Harm}, n.] To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong. [1913 Webster] Though yet he never harmed me. Shak. [1913 Webster] No ground of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harm — {{11}}harm (n.) O.E. hearm hurt, evil, grief, pain, insult, from P.Gmc. *harmaz (Cf. O.S. harm, O.N. harmr, O.Fris. herm insult; pain, O.H.G. harm, Ger. Harm grief, sorrow, harm ), from PIE *kormo pain. {{12}}harm (v.) O.E … Etymology dictionary
harm — noun physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted. ↘material damage. ↘actual or potential ill effect. verb physically injure. ↘have an adverse effect on. Phrases out of harm s way in a safe place. Origin OE hearm (n.),… … English new terms dictionary
harm — [härm] n. [ME < OE hearm, akin to Ger harm < IE base * k̑ormo , pain, torment > MPers šarm, shame] 1. hurt; injury; damage 2. moral wrong; evil vt. [ME harmen < OE hearmian < the n.] to do harm to; hurt, damage, etc. SYN. INJURE… … English World dictionary
harm — n. & v. n. hurt, damage. v.tr. cause harm to. Phrases and idioms: out of harm s way in safety. Etymology: OE hearm, hearmian f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
