Deem , n. Opinion; judgment.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Deem , v. i. 1. To
be of opinion; to think; to estimate; to opine; to suppose.
And deemest thou as those who
pore,
With aged eyes, short way before?
Emerson. 2. To pass judgment. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Deem (dēm),
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deemed (dēmd);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Deeming.]
[OE. demen to judge, condemn, AS. dēman, fr. dōm doom; akin to OFries. dēma, OS.
adōmian, D.
doemen, OHG. tuommen, Icel. dæma, Sw. dömma, Dan. dömme, Goth. dōmjan. See Doom, n., and cf. Doom, v.] 1. To decide; to
judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.]
Claudius . .
. Was demed for to hang upon
a tree.
Chaucer. 2. To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to regard.
For never can
I deem him less him
less than god.
Dryden.
Hear it pronounced