unnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English unnan, from Proto-West Germanic *unnan, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunən/

Verb

unnen (chiefly Early Middle English)

  1. to grant; to bestow
  2. to allow; to let
  3. to wish (for); to hope (for)

Conjugation

Conjugation of unnen (preterite-present)
infinitive (to) unnen, unne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular an uðe
2nd-person singular unnest uðest
3rd-person singular an uðe
subjunctive singular unne
imperative singular
plural1 unnen, unne uðen, uðe
imperative plural unneth, unne
participles unnynge, unnende unnen, unne

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

Old English

Verb

unnen

  1. past participle of unnan