amanse

/əˈmænz/

Etymology

From Middle English amansen, amansien, from Old English āmānsumian (“to excommunicate, anathematize, curse, proscribe, outlaw”, literally “to disjoin”), from a- (“out, without”) + ġemāna (“community, company, common property, communion, companionship, intercourse, cohabitation”) + *sumian. Cognate with Old High German armeinsamōn (“to excommunicate”).

amanse means to excommunicate; interdict. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

amanse is pronounced /əˈmænz/.

Why “amanse” is a great word

AMANSE — [Verb] To excommunicate or place under a ban; to curse or anathematize. From Middle English amansen, amansien, from Old English āmānsumian ("to excommunicate, anathematize", literally "to disjoin"), from a- ("out, without") + ġemāna ("community, communion") + the suffix -sumian. Unlike "excommunicate," which denotes a formal ecclesiastical expulsion, or "curse," which invokes supernatural harm, to amanse is the solemn, archaic act of severing a soul from the body of its people. It is the slammed village gate, the name scratched from the charter, and the chill of a hearth-fire going cold as you approach—a quiet violence that makes a ghost of a person while they still walk.

verb

To excommunicate; interdict.“From hence it is plain, that the amanased, or amansed nations were the infidel Saracens.”
To ban; curse; accurse.