nemnan

Old English

Alternative forms

• nemnian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *namnijan (“to name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnem.nɑn/

Verb

nemnan

1. to name, call
2. to enumerate
3. to address, speak to
4. to nominate
5. to invoke, mention, mention by name
6. to relate

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

• benemnan
• nemning
• tōnemnan
• ānemnan
• ġenemnan

 

Descendants

• Middle English: nemnen, nempnen, nevnen, nevenen
  • Scots: nemmin, nem, neme, nevin
  • English: neven

References

• 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.