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wem

noun
\ ˈwem\
plural -s

Definition of wem

1 archaic : a moral stain
2 chiefly dialectal : a flaw or stain in something material
3 archaic : a bodily spot or scar

History and Etymology for wem

Middle English, alteration (influenced by wemmen to stain, from Old English wemman, from wamm spot, stain) of Old English wamm spot, stain; akin to Old Saxon wam evil, crime, Old Norse vamm blemish, Gothic wamm spot and perhaps to Old Norse vāma sickness, nausea

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