underniman

Old English

Etymology

From under- +‎ niman.

Verb

underniman

  1. To steal
  2. (figuratively) To take into the mind what is said or taught, receive, take upon oneself.

Conjugation
Conjugation of underniman (strong class 4)
infinitive underniman tō undernimenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular undernime undernam
2nd-person singular undernimest undernāme
3rd-person singular undernimeþ undernam
plural undernimaþ undernāmon
subjunctive present past
singular undernime undernāme
plural undernimen undernāmen
imperative
singular undernim
plural undernimaþ
participle present past
undernimende undernumen

Descendants
  • Middle English: undernimen
    • English: undernim

References
  • underniman in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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