v. t.
Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
For never can I deem him less him less than god. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
And deemest thou as those who pore,
With aged eyes, short way before? Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Opinion; judgment. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Deem + -ster; i. e., doomster. Cf. Dempster. ] A judge in the Isle of Man who decides controversies without process. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]