Vehm

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Vehm

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From a form of Middle High German veme (“condemnation, punishment, secret tribunal”), probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *faigī (“doomed to die”), see also fey.

proper noun Fehm

historical A Westphalian tribunal system during the Middle Ages.

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name Westphalian court in the Middle Ages

Français	Sainte-Vehme
Deutsch	Feme

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@misc{vehm_2026,
  title = {Vehm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vehm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}