nemnan

Part of speech: verb

Verb type: weak verb (1)

1. to name, give a name (to); 2. to call by name; to invoke; 3. to mention, refer to (also næmnan)

Etymology

[← Prot-Germ *namnjan; Goth namnjan; O Fris namna, nemna; O Sax nemnian; OHG nemnen, nemmen (Mod G nennen); O Icel nemna, nefna (Mod Icel nefna); Dan nævne; Sw nämna]

Paradigm

4.2.1 (a)

(a) with a short root vowel

I class	infinitive	past tense singular
to plough	erian	erede
to perform, commit	fremman	fremede

(b) with a long root vowel

I class	infinitive	past tense singular
to feed	fédan	fédde
to keep, observe	cépan	cépte
to send	sendan	sende

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