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Old English · verb

bannan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ˈbɑn.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈbɑn · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bansummonproclamation

Meaning

  1. to summon, especially by proclamation

    Lēode tōsomne bannan

    to summon the people together (Legend of St Andrew)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bannan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bannebēonnbēon
2nd singular benstbēonnebēone
3rd singular benþbēonnbēon
Plural bannaþbēonnonbēonon
Subjunctive
Singular bannebēonnebēone
Plural bannenbēonnenbēonen
Non-finite forms of bannan
Form
Infinitive bannan
Inflected infinitive bannenne
Imperative singular bann
Imperative plural bannaþ
Present participle bannende
Past participle bannenġebannen

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“proclaim, order, summon, ban”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“say”).

Descendants

ban

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