forniman
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to take away, plunder, waste, ransack
- to take hold of, seize, do away with; fordo
- to consume; fret, devour
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *franemaną (take away) prefix from Old English niman (take, seize).
Origin
Old English
niman
Gloss
take, seize
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *farnemaną Proto-Germanic
- *franemaną Proto-Germanic
- *nemaną Proto-Germanic
- animan Old English
- beniman Old English
- dælniman Old English
- geniman Old English
- niman Old English
- underniman Old English
- fornimen Middle English
- nimen Middle English
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- farneman Old Dutch
- vornemen Middle Low German
- farniman Old Saxon
- niman Old Saxon