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Old English · verb

nemnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈnem.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈnem · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
nevennominateenumerateinvokementionrelate

Meaning

  1. to name, call

    On þone eahteðan ġeohheldæg bið þæs monðes fruma þe mon nemneð Ianuarius, þæt is on ūre ġeþēode sē æftera ġēola.

    On the eighth day of Christmas is the beginning of the month that people call January, which in our language is After-Yule.

    late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
  2. to enumerate

  3. to address, speak to

  4. to nominate

  5. to invoke, mention, mention by name

  6. to relate

Conjugation

Conjugation of nemnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular nemnenemde
2nd singular nemnestnemdest
3rd singular nemneþnemde
Plural nemnaþnemdon
Subjunctive
Singular nemnenemde
Plural nemnennemden
Non-finite forms of nemnan
Form
Infinitive nemnan
Inflected infinitive nemnenne
Imperative singular nemne
Imperative plural nemnaþ
Present participle nemnende
Past participle nemedġenemednemnedġenemned

All forms (16)

Etymology

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

Descendants

neven

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