nemnan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *namnijan (“to name”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
nemnan
- to name, call
- to enumerate
- to address, speak to
- to nominate
- to invoke, mention, mention by name
- to relate
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of nemnan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | nemnan | nemnenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | nemne | nemde |
| second person singular | nemnest | nemdest |
| third person singular | nemneþ | nemde |
| plural | nemnaþ | nemdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | nemne | nemde |
| plural | nemnen | nemden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | nemne | |
| plural | nemnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| nemnende | (ġe)nemed, (ġe)nemned | |
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References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “NEMNAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “NEMNAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.