nesan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to not be
Etymology
Compound from Old English ne (not) + Old English wesan (be).
Origin
Old English
wesan
Gloss
be
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *h₂wes- Proto-Indo-European
- *ganesaną Proto-Germanic
- *ne Proto-Germanic
- *wesaną Proto-Germanic
- genesan Old English
- nagan Old English
- nan Old English
- nawiht Old English
- ne Old English
- nealles Old English
- nese Old English
- no Old English
- nowiht Old English
- næfre Old English
- nænig Old English
- nā Old English
- wesan Old English
- ætwesan Old English
- ne Middle English
- *wesan gmw-pro
- ne Scots