genemnan
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġenæmnian
Etymology
Equivalent to ġe- + nemnan. Cognate with Old High German ginemnen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈnem.nɑn/
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)
| infinitive | ġenemnan | ġenemnenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġenemne | ġenemde |
| second person singular | ġenemnest | ġenemdest |
| third person singular | ġenemneþ | ġenemde |
| plural | ġenemnaþ | ġenemdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġenemne | ġenemde |
| plural | ġenemnen | ġenemden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġenemne | |
| plural | ġenemnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġenemnende | ġenemned, ġenemnod | |
Synonyms
Related terms
- ǣrġenemned (“before-named”)
- ġenemnendliċ (“nameable, knowable”)
- unġenemnendliċ (“unnameable, unknowable”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠENEMNAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠENEMNAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.