† recommendumn.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation; modelled on Latin lexical items. Etymons: recommend v.1, English -um.
Etymology: Probably irregularly < recommend v.1 + -um, after Latin neuter nouns in -um ; compare in particular Latin neuter gerundives in -endum , some of which have been borrowed into English, though mostly after this date (although compare pudendum n.). Compare slightly earlier commendum n., in an unrelated sense.The regular Latin neuter gerundive form from recommendāre recommend v.1 would be recommendandum: this is attested in post-classical Latin (13th cent.).
Obsolete.
rare.
1599 T. Nashe 74 Euen those that attend vppon the pitch-kettle, will bee druncke to my good fortunes, and recommendums.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021).