Reconstruction:Old English/næman

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nāmijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæː.mɑn/

Verb

*nǣman

  1. to cause to take

Conjugation

Conjugation of *nǣman (weak, class 1)
infinitive *nǣman *nǣmenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *nǣme *nǣmde
second person singular *nǣmest, *nǣmst *nǣmdest
third person singular *nǣmeþ, *nǣmþ *nǣmde
plural *nǣmaþ *nǣmdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *nǣme *nǣmde
plural *nǣmen *nǣmden
imperative
singular *nǣm
plural *nǣmaþ
participle present past
*nǣmende *(ġe)nǣmed

Derived terms

  • benǣman
  • fornǣman
  • ġenǣman
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