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Old English · verb

namian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈnɑ.mi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈnɑ · mi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
namenominate

Meaning

  1. to name, mention the name of

  2. to give a name

  3. to nominate, appoint by name

Conjugation

Conjugation of namian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular namiġenamode
2nd singular namastnamodest
3rd singular namaþnamode
Plural namiaþnamodon
Subjunctive
Singular namiġenamode
Plural namiġennamoden
Non-finite forms of namian
Form
Infinitive namian
Inflected infinitive namienne
Imperative singular nama
Imperative plural namiaþ
Present participle namiende
Past participle namodġenamod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *namōn (“to name”)

Descendants

name

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