hordom

Middle English

Alternative forms

horedom, horedam, hordam, hurdome, horedome, horedame, hordome, hoordam

Etymology

From Old Norse hórdómr; equivalent to hore +‎ -dom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoːr(ə)doːm/
(vowel reduction) IPA^(key): /ˈhoːrdum/, /ˈhoːrdɔm/, /ˈhoːrdam/

Noun

hordom (plural hordomes)

Unsanctioned or immoral sexual behaviour or actions.
(rare) A specific instance of such behaviour or actions.
(rare, figuratively) Errant or immoral religious behaviour.
(rare) A whore or adulterer; an immoral woman.

Descendants

English: whoredom
Scots: huredome (obsolete)

References

“họ̄redọ̄m, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-25.

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