genemnan

Old English

Alternative forms

ġenæmnian

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ nemnan. Cognate with Old High German ginemnen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈnemnɑn/

Verb

ġenemnan

to give somebody or something a name; to name
to use a name of somebody or something; to name
to call upon the name of somebody; to invoke
to address somebody by name
to mention by name; to mention or relate
to nominate; to name to a position

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġenemnan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	ġenemnan	tō ġenemnenne
1st-person singular	ġenemne	ġenemde
2nd-person singular	ġenemnest	ġenemdest
3rd-person singular	ġenemneþ	ġenemde
plural	ġenemnaþ	ġenemdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ġenemne	ġenemde
plural	ġenemnen	ġenemden
imperative
singular	ġenemn
plural	ġenemnaþ
participle	present	past
	ġenemnende	(ġe)ġenemned

Synonyms

nemnan

Related terms

ǣrġenemned (“before-named”)
ġenemnendliċ (“nameable, knowable”)
unġenemnendliċ (“unnameable, unknowable”)

References

ĠENEMNAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
ĠENEMNAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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