Old English · verb
gemanian
Normalised ġemanian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈmɑ.ni.ɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈmɑ · ni · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- exhortadmonishremind
Meaning
-
to admonish; exhort; urge; prompt
Bearwas blōstmum nimað, byriġ fæġriað, wongas wlitiġað, woruld ōnetteð. Ealle þā ġemoniað mōdes fūsne sefan tō sīþe, þām þe swā þenċeð on flōdwegas, feor ġewītað.
Groves bloom with bloomers, towns blossom, fields grow fair, the world runs forth. These things drive the keen heart of mind on the way, whom thinks so on seaways, set out far away.
10th century, The Seafarer: -
to bring to mind; remind
-
to remember
-
to demand (of someone); make a demand for a debt
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġemaniġe | ġemanode |
| 2nd singular | ġemanast | ġemanodest |
| 3rd singular | ġemanaþ | ġemanode |
| Plural | ġemaniaþ | ġemanodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġemaniġe | ġemanode |
| Plural | ġemaniġen | ġemanoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġemanian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġemanienne |
| Imperative singular | ġemana |
| Imperative plural | ġemaniaþ |
| Present participle | ġemaniende |
| Past participle | ġemanod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gamanōną, equivalent to ġe- + manian. Cognate with Old Saxon gimanōn, Old High German gemanōn.
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