 | 1818. dam (dawm) | |
from damam (compare 'adam); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), + innocent.
see HEBREW damam
see HEBREW 'adam
