gemanian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gamanōną, equivalent to ġe- +‎ manian. Cognate with Old Saxon gimanōn, Old High German gemanōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈmɑ.ni.ɑn/

Verb

ġemanian

  1. to admonish; exhort; urge; prompt
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Bearwas blōstmum nimað, byriġ fæġriað, wongas wlitiġað, woruld ōnetteð. Ealle þā ġemoniað mōdes fūsne sefan tō sīþe, þām þe swā þenċeð on flōdwegas, feor ġewītað.
      Groves bloom with bloomers, towns blossom, fields grow fair, the world runs forth. These things drive the keen heart of mind on the way, whom thinks so on seaways, set out far away.
  2. to bring to mind; remind
  3. to remember
  4. to demand (of someone); make a demand for a debt

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġemanian (weak, class 2)
infinitive ġemanian ġemanienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġemaniġe ġemanode
second person singular ġemanast ġemanodest
third person singular ġemanaþ ġemanode
plural ġemaniaþ ġemanodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġemaniġe ġemanode
plural ġemaniġen ġemanoden
imperative
singular ġemana
plural ġemaniaþ
participle present past
ġemaniende ġemanod

Descendants

  • Middle English: imonien
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