| active voice | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek nefni | 1pl | vér nefnum | 1sg | ek nefna | 1pl | vér nefnim |
| 2sg | þú nefnir | 2pl | þér nefnið | 2sg | þú nefnir | 2pl | þér nefnið |
| 3sg | hon nefnir | 3pl | þau nefna | 3sg | hon nefni | 3pl | þau nefni |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek nefnda | 1pl | vér nefndum | 1sg | ek nefnda | 1pl | vér nefndim |
| 2sg | þú nefndir | 2pl | þér nefnduð | 2sg | þú nefndir | 2pl | þér nefndið |
| 3sg | hon nefndi | 3pl | þau nefndu | 3sg | hon nefndi | 3pl | þau nefndi |
| preterite infinitive | nefndu | ||||||
| past participle | f. | nefnd | m. | nefndr | n. | nefnt | |
| imperative | 2sg | nefn | 1pl | nefnum | 2pl | nefnið | |
| middle voice: nefnask “call oneself, give as one’s name” | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek nefnumk | 1pl | vér nefnumk | 1sg | ek nefnumk | 1pl | vér nefnimk |
| 2sg | þú nefnisk | 2pl | þér nefnizk | 2sg | þú nefnisk | 2pl | þér nefnizk |
| 3sg | hon nefnisk | 3pl | þau nefnask | 3sg | hon nefnisk | 3pl | þau nefnisk |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek nefndumk | 1pl | vér nefndumk | 1sg | ek nefndumk | 1pl | vér nefndimk |
| 2sg | þú nefndisk | 2pl | þér nefnduzk | 2sg | þú nefndisk | 2pl | þér nefndizk |
| 3sg | hon nefndisk | 3pl | þau nefndusk | 3sg | hon nefndisk | 3pl | þau nefndisk |
| past participle | n. | nefnzk | |||||
| imperative | 2sg | nefnsk | 1pl | nefnumk | 2pl | nefnizk | |
PG *namnijaną, OE nemnan 1, namian 2, ME nāmen, MnE name, Dutch noemen, German nennen. Derived from the noun PG *namōn, ON nafn, Dutch naam, German Name, OE nama, ME nāme, MnE name, Latin nōmen. Source of ME nevenen. Variant nemna.
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