geniman

== Old English == === Alternative forms === genioman — Mercian === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *ganemaną, equivalent to ġe- +‎ niman. Cognate with Old Saxon giniman, Middle Dutch genēmen, Old High German gineman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈni.mɑn/ === Verb === ġeniman to grasp, comprehend to take as a wife or queen The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to receive, accept, retain, obtain what is handed over or paid to lay hold of, steal to take, seize, capture by violence The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Notes on Conjugation ==== See niman.