bannan
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bannanan (“curse, forbid”), from Indo-European *bha- ‘say’.
Germanic cognates: Old Frisian banna, Old Saxon bannan (Dutch bannen), Old High German bannan, Old Norse banna (Swedish banna)
Indo-European cognates: Greek φάναι, Latin fari, fabula, Slavic *bājō- (Russian баю), Old Armenian բառ (baṙ).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbanːan/
[edit] Verb
bannan (strong class VII)
- to summon, especially by proclamation
- Leode tosomne bannan: to summon the people together. (Legend of St Andrew)
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Descendants
- English ban (verb)
[edit] Scottish Gaelic
[edit] Noun
bannan
- Plural form of bann.
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
bannan
- definite singular of banna
