samnian

Old English

Alternative forms

• somnian, somnigean

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑm.ni.ɑn/

Verb

samnian

1. to collect, bring together, gather
2. to congregate, come together, assemble
3. to join, draw together, unite

Conjugation

Conjugation of samnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	samnian	samnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	samniġe	samnode
second person singular	samnast	samnodest
third person singular	samnaþ	samnode
plural	samniaþ	samnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	samniġe	samnode
plural	samniġen	samnoden
imperative
singular	samna
plural	samniaþ
participle	present	past
	samniende	(ġe)samnod

Derived terms

• ġesamnian
• samnung (“assembly, council”)

Synonyms

• gadrian
• ġefērlǣċan
• ġegadrian
• ġesamnian
• ġelogian
• tōsamnian

Antonyms

• ādǣlan
• āþēodan
• āscēadan
• asyndran
• ġetwǣfan
• ōþþēodan
• tōtwǣman
• twifērlǣċan

Descendants

• Middle English: sammen, samnen
  • English: sam

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “samnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.