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)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ġenemnan	ġenemnenne
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	ġenemed, ġenemned

Synonyms

nemnan

Related terms

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

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠENEMNAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠENEMNAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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