unnan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Old Saxon unnan, Old High German unnan, Middle Dutch onnen (Dutch gunnen), Old Norse unna (Swedish unna, Danish unde).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unˈnɑn/

Verb

unnan

1. to grant or bestow (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))
2. to wish
3. to intercede

Conjugation

Conjugation of unnan (preterite-present)

infinitive	unnan	unnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ann	ūþe
second person singular	anst	ūþest
third person singular	ann	ūþe
plural	unnon	ūþon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	unne	ūþe
plural	unnen	ūþen
imperative
singular	unne
plural	unnaþ
participle	present	past
	unnende	unnen

Related terms

• geunnan

Descendants

• Middle English: unne
  • English: own (to acknowledge, concede), own up

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Old English unnan.

Verb

unnan

1. to grant, to bestow
2. to intercede
3. to wish

Conjugation

Conjugation of unnan (preterite-present)

infinitive	unnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	an	onsta
2nd person singular	anst	onstes
3rd person singular	an	onsta
plural	unnun	onstun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	unni	onsti
2nd person singular	unnis	onstis
3rd person singular	unni	onsti
plural	unnin	onstin
imperative	present
singular	—
plural	—
participle	present	past
	unnandi	—

Related terms

• giunnan