bannan

See also: Bannan and bannán

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bannan m

1. (dialectal) pronunciation spelling of banan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑn.nɑn/

Verb

bannan

1. to summon, especially by proclamation
   • Lēode tōsomne bannan ― to summon the people together (Legend of St Andrew)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bannan (strong class 7)

infinitive	bannan	bannenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	banne	bēonn, bēon
second person singular	benst	bēonne, bēone
third person singular	benþ	bēonn, bēon
plural	bannaþ	bēonnon, bēonon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	banne	bēonne, bēone
plural	bannen	bēonnen, bēonen
imperative
singular	bann
plural	bannaþ
participle	present	past
	bannende	(ġe)bannen

Related terms

• bēn
• ġebann
• ġebannan

Descendants

• Middle English: bannen, bonnen
  • English: ban
  • Scots: ban

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“curse, forbid”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“say”).

Verb

bannan

1. to forbid, curse

Conjugation

Conjugation of bannan (strong class 7)

infinitive	bannan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bannu	bēn
2nd person singular	bennis	bēnni
3rd person singular	bennid	bēn
plural	bannad	bēnnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	banne	bēnni
2nd person singular	bannes	bēnnis
3rd person singular	banne	bēnni
plural	bannen	bēnnin
imperative	present
singular	bann
plural	bannad
participle	present	past
	bannandi	gibannan, bannan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: bannan, *bannen
  • Low German: bannen

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bannan m pl

1. plural of bann

Swedish

Noun

bannan

1. definite singular of banna