samnian

Old English

Alternative forms

somnian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑm.ni.ɑn/

Verb

samnian

to collect, bring together, gather
to congregate, come together, assemble
to join, draw together, unite

Conjugation

Conjugation of samnian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	samnian	samnienne
first person singular	samniġe	samnode
second person singular	samnast	samnodest
third person singular	samnaþ	samnode
plural	samniaþ	samnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	samniġe	samnode
plural	samniġen	samnoden
imperative
singular	samna
plural	samniaþ
participle	present	past
	samniende	(ġe)samnod

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

ġesamnian
samnung (“assembly, council”)

Descendants

Middle English: samnen, sammen, somnien, sumnien
- English: sam
- Scots: sammer

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “samnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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