nesan

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈne.sɑn/, [ˈne.zɑn] === Etymology 1 === Contraction of ne +‎ wesan. Compare nillan and nytan. ==== Verb ==== nesan not to be ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *nesaną. ==== Verb ==== nesan to survive, escape from, be saved ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ġenesan == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *nesaną. === Verb === nësan to survive, to recover, to heal, to get away, to be saved ==== Usage notes ==== This form is less common than the prefixed form ginësan. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: nësen == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *nesaną. === Verb === nesan to survive to recover, heal ==== Conjugation ==== == Swedish == === Noun === nesan definite singular of nesa