underniman
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌun.derˈni.mɑn/
Verb
underniman
- to steal
- (figuratively) to take into the mind what is said or taught, receive, take upon oneself
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
- Ġif ðū leornian wille hū þæt ġewurðan mæġe, þonne undernim ðū leorning-cnihtes hīw, þæt þū ðās ġerȳnu leornian mæġe.
- If thou wilt learn how that can be, take a disciple's form, that thou mayest learn this mystery.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
Conjugation
Conjugation of underniman (strong class 4)
| infinitive | underniman | undernimenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | undernime | undernōm |
| second person singular | undernimest, undernimst | undernōme |
| third person singular | undernimeþ, undernimþ | undernōm |
| plural | undernimaþ | undernōmon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | undernime | undernōme |
| plural | undernimen | undernōmen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | undernim | |
| plural | undernimaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| undernimende | undernumen | |
Descendants
- Middle English: undernimen
- English: undernim
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “underniman”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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