unnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• one, unne, unnon

Etymology

From Old English unnan, from Proto-West Germanic *unnan, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunən/

Verb

unnen (chiefly Early Middle English)

1. to grant; to bestow
2. to allow; to let
3. to wish (for); to hope (for)

Conjugation

Conjugation of unnen (preterite-present)

infinitive	(to) unnen, unne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	an	uðe
2nd-person singular	unnest	uðest
3rd-person singular	an	uðe
subjunctive singular	unne
imperative singular		—
plural1	unnen, unne	uðen, uðe
imperative plural	unneth, unne	—
participles	unnende	unnen, unne, unned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• iunnen

References

• “unnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.