ananeman

Old Dutch

Etymology

From ana- +‎ neman.

Verb

ananeman

1. (reflexive) to endeavor, to devote oneself to something or put great effort into something, to strive for

Inflection

Conjugation of ananeman (strong class 4)

infinitive	ananeman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nemo ana, nemon ana	nam ana
2nd person singular	nimis ana, nimist ana	nāmi ana, nāmis ana
3rd person singular	nimit ana	nam ana
1st person plural	nemon ana	nāmun ana
2nd person plural	nemet ana	nāmut ana
3rd person plural	nemont ana	nāmun ana
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	neme ana	nāmi ana
2nd person singular	nemes ana, nemest ana	nāmi ana, nāmis ana
3rd person singular	neme ana	nāmi ana
1st person plural	nemen ana	nāmin ana
2nd person plural	nemet ana	nāmit ana
3rd person plural	nemen ana	nāmin ana
imperative	present
singular	nem ana, nim ana
plural	nemet ana
participle	present	past
	ananemandi	ananuman, anaginuman

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: āennēmen
  • Dutch: aannemen

Further reading

• “ananeman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012