nesan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.sɑn/, [ˈne.zɑn]

Etymology 1

Contraction of ne +‎ wesan. Compare nillan and nytan.

Verb

nesan

1. not to be

Conjugation

Conjugation of nesan (irregular)

infinitive	nesan	nesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	neom	næs
second person singular	neart	nǣre
third person singular	nis	næs
plural	ne sind, ne sindon	nǣron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ne sīe	nǣre
plural	ne sīen	nǣren
imperative
singular	nes
plural	nesaþ
participle	present	past
	nesende	—

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *nesaną.

Verb

nesan

1. to survive, escape from, be saved

Conjugation

Conjugation of nesan (strong class 5)

infinitive	nesan	nesenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	nese	næs
second person singular	nist	nǣse
third person singular	nist	næs
plural	nesaþ	nǣson
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	nese	nǣse
plural	nesen	nǣsen
imperative
singular	nes
plural	nesaþ
participle	present	past
	nesende	(ġe)nesen

Derived terms

• ġenesan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nesaną.

Verb

nësan

1. to survive, to recover, to heal, to get away, to be saved

Usage notes

• This form is less common than the prefixed form ginësan.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nësan (strong class 5)

infinitive	nësan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nisu, niso	nas
2nd person singular	nisis, nisist	nāsi
3rd person singular	nisit	nas
1st person plural	nësem, nësemēs	nāsum, nāsumēs
2nd person plural	nëset	nāsut
3rd person plural	nësant	nāsun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	nëse	nāsi
2nd person singular	nësēs, nësēst	nāsīs, nāsīst
3rd person singular	nëse	nāsi
1st person plural	nësēm, nësemēs	nāsīm, nāsīmēs
2nd person plural	nësēt	nāsīt
3rd person plural	nësēn	nāsīn
imperative	present
singular	nis
plural	nëset
participle	present	past
	nësanti	ginësan

Descendants

• Middle High German: nësen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nesaną.

Verb

nesan

1. to survive
2. to recover, heal

Conjugation

Conjugation of nesan (strong class 5)

infinitive	nesan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nisu	nas
2nd person singular	nisis	nāri
3rd person singular	nisid	nas
plural	nesad	nārun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	nese	nāri
2nd person singular	neses	nāris
3rd person singular	nese	nāri
plural	nesen	nārin
imperative	present
singular	nes
plural	nesad
participle	present	past
	nisandi	gineran, neran

Swedish

Noun

nesan

1. definite singular of nesa