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Old English · verb

unnan

Part of speech: verb
IPA: /ˈun.nɑn/
Syllables: ˈun · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: bestow dat gen intercede grant

Meaning

to grant or bestow (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))
to wish
to intercede

Conjugation

Conjugation of unnan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	ann	ūþe
2nd singular	anst	ūþest
3rd singular	ann	ūþe
Plural	unnon	ūþon
Subjunctive
Singular	unne	ūþe
Plural	unnen	ūþen

Non-finite forms of unnan
	Form
Infinitive	unnan
Inflected infinitive	unnenne
Imperative singular	unne
Imperative plural	unnaþ
Present participle	unnende
Past participle	unnen

All forms (13)

ann
ūþe
anst
ūþest
unnon
ūþon
unne
unnen
ūþen
unnan
unnenne
unnaþ
unnende

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *unnan.

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