nemnan

Old English

Alternative forms

nemnian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *namnijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnemnɑn/

Verb

nemnan

to give somebody or something a name; to name
to use a name of somebody or something; to name
to call upon the name of somebody; to invoke
to address somebody by name
to mention by name; to mention or relate
to nominate; to name to a position

Conjugation

Conjugation of nemnan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	nemnan	tō nemnenne
1st-person singular	nemne	nemde
2nd-person singular	nemnest	nemdest
3rd-person singular	nemneþ	nemde
plural	nemnaþ	nemdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	nemne	nemde
plural	nemnen	nemden
imperative
singular	nemn
plural	nemnaþ
participle	present	past
	nemnende	(ġe)nemned

Derived terms

Derived terms

ġenemnan

nemning

tōnemnan

Descendants

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

References

NEMNAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
NEMNAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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