nesan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.sɑn/, [ˈne.zɑn]

Etymology 1

Contraction of ne +‎ wesan. Compare nillan and nytan.

Verb

nesan

1. to not be

Conjugation

Conjugation of nesan (irregular)

infinitive	nesan	nesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	neom	næs
second person singular	neart	nǣre
third person singular	nis	næs
plural	ne sind, ne sindon	nǣron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ne sīe	nǣre
plural	ne sīen	nǣren
imperative
singular	nes
plural	nesaþ
participle	present	past
	nesende	—

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *nesaną.

Verb

nesan

1. to survive, escape from, be saved

Conjugation

Conjugation of nesan (strong class 5)

infinitive	nesan	nesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	nese	næs
second person singular	nist	nǣse
third person singular	nist	næs
plural	nesaþ	nǣson
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	nese	nǣse
plural	nesen	nǣsen
imperative
singular	nes
plural	nesaþ
participle	present	past
	nesende	(ġe)nesen

Derived terms

• ġenesan

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nesaną.

Verb

nesan

1. to survive
2. to recover, heal

Conjugation

Conjugation of nesan (strong class 5)

infinitive	nesan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nisu	nas
2nd person singular	nisis	nāri
3rd person singular	nisid	nas
plural	nesad	nārun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	nese	nāri
2nd person singular	neses	nāris
3rd person singular	nese	nāri
plural	nesen	nārin
imperative	present
singular	nes
plural	nesad
participle	present	past
	nisandi	gineran, neran

Swedish

Noun

nesan

1. definite singular of nesa