What did the word doom mean in Anglo Saxon?

In Anglo-Saxon, the Word "doom" (from the Old English "dōm") primarily referred to judgment or a legal decision. It encompassed concepts of law, fate, and authority, often associated with the idea of a final judgment or decree. The term was not exclusively negative; it could denote both a rightful decision and a more ominous sense of destiny or fate. Over time, its meaning evolved to be more associated with catastrophic outcomes.