- blame (v.)
- c.1200, from O.Fr. blasmer (12c., Mod.Fr. blāmer) "to rebuke, reprimand, condemn, criticize," from L.L. blasphemare "revile, reproach" (see blaspheme). Replaced O.E. witan with long "i." The noun is from O.Fr. blasme, a back formation from blasmer.