ᚨᚾᚾ
Old Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *ann, first and third person singular of *unnaną (“to grant, bestow, thank”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to enjoy”).
Verb
editᚨᚾᚾ (ann)
- to give, to grant, to bestow (first and third person singular present)
- 5th century, Bergakker inscription (transcription and translation of the other words are uncertain, many more variants have been proposed):
- 5th century, Bergakker inscription (transcription and translation of the other words are uncertain, many more variants have been proposed):
Conjugation
editSee Proto-West Germanic *unnan.
Further reading
edit- Bernard Mees, The Bergakker Inscription and the Beginnings of Dutch, in: 2002, Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, vol. 56, edited by Erika Langbroek, Arend Quak, Annelies Roeleveld and Paula Vermeyden, p. 23–26
- Pforzen und Bergakker. Neue Untersuchungen zu Runeninschriften, edited by Alfred Bammesberger in editorial collaboration with Gaby Waxenberger, Göttingen 1999 (= Historische Sprachforschung (Historical Linguistics) (vormals: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Sprachforschung): Ergänzungsheft 41, edited by Alfred Bammesberger and Günter Neumann)