genemnan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġenæmnian

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ nemnan. Cognate with Old High German ginemnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈnem.nɑn/

Verb

ġenemnan

1. to give somebody or something a name; to name
2. to use a name of somebody or something; to name
3. to call upon the name of somebody; to invoke
4. to address somebody by name
5. to mention by name; to mention or relate
6. 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

• 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^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠENEMNAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.