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bannan

bannan

See also: bannán

Old English

Verb

bannan

  1. to summon, especially by proclamation
    Leode tosomne bannan: to summon the people together. (Legend of St Andrew)

Conjugation

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Descendants


Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bannaną (curse, forbid), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (say). Cognates include Old Frisian banna, Old English bannan, Dutch bannen, Old High German bannan, Anglo-Norman banna (Swedish banna), also Ancient Greek φάναι (phánai), Latin fari, fabula, Proto-Slavic *bājō- (Russian баю (baju)), Old Armenian բառ (baṙ).

Verb

bannan

  1. to forbid, curse

Conjugation


Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bannan m pl

  1. plural of bann

Swedish

Noun

bannan

  1. definite singular of banna