benemnan

Old English

verb

Definitions

to affirm
to declare, stipulate
to appoint, settle; to name to a position

Etymology

Prefix from Old English nemnan (name call).

Origin

Old English

nemnan

Gloss

name call

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bename English
*namnijaną Proto-Germanic
anemnan Old English
genemnan Old English
nemnan Old English
nemning Old English
tonemnan Old English
benamnen Middle English
nempne Middle English
nevenen Middle English
nefna Old Norse