underniman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *underneman. Equivalent to under- +‎ niman. Akin to Old Saxon undarniman and Old High German untarneman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌun.derˈni.mɑn/

Verb

underniman

1. to steal
2. (figuratively) to take into the mind what is said or taught, receive, take upon oneself
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"

     Ġif ðū leornian wille hū þæt ġewurðan mæġe, þonne undernim ðū leorning-cnihtes hīw, þæt þū ðās ġerȳnu leornian mæġe.

     If you want learn how that can be, take a disciple's form so that you can learn this mystery.

Conjugation

Conjugation of underniman (strong, class IV)

infinitive	underniman	undernimenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	undernime	undernam, undernōm
second person singular	undernimest, undernimst	undernōme, undernāme
third person singular	undernimeþ, undernimþ	undernam, undernōm
plural	undernimaþ	undernōmon, undernāmon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	undernime	undernōme, undernāme
plural	undernimen	undernōmen, undernāmen
imperative
singular	undernim
plural	undernimaþ
participle	present	past
	undernimende	undernumen

Notes on Conjugation

• See niman.

Descendants

• Middle English: undernimen
  • English: undernim

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “underniman”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.