unnan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Old Saxon unnan, Old High German unnan, Middle Dutch onnen (Dutch gunnen), Old Norse unna (Swedish unna, Danish unde).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈun.nɑn/

Verb

unnan

  1. to grant or bestow (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))
  2. to wish
  3. to intercede

Conjugation
Conjugation of unnan (preterite-present)
infinitive unnan tō unnanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ann ūþe
2nd-person singular *anst ūþest
3rd-person singular ann ūþe
plural unnon ūþon
subjunctive present past
singular unne ūþe
plural unnen ūþen
imperative
singular *unne
plural *unnaþ
participle present past
unnende unnen

Descendants
  • Middle English: unne
    • English: own (to acknowledge, concede), own up

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Old English unnan.

Verb

unnan

  1. to grant, to bestow
  2. to intercede
  3. to wish

Conjugation
Conjugation of unnan (preterite-present)
infinitive unnan
indicative present past
1st person singular an onsta
2nd person singular anst onstes
3rd person singular an onsta
plural unnun onstun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular unni onsti
2nd person singular unnis onstis
3rd person singular unni onsti
plural unnin onstin
imperative present
singular —
plural —
participle present past
unnandi —
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