neven
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English nevenen, nevnen, nemmen, nempnen, nemnen, from Old English nemnan, nemnian (“to name, call, give a name to a person or thing; use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing; enumerate; address, speak to; nominate; call upon the name of, address by name, invoke; mention by name, mention, relate”) and Old Norse nefna (“to name, call”); both from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną (“to name”). More at name.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: nevenen, nemnan, nefna, *namnijaną
Usage
Inflected Forms
nevens (present, singular)
nevening (participle, present)
nevened (participle, past)
nevened (past)
nevin (alternative)
nemmin (alternative)
nem (alternative)
nevyn (alternative)
Derived Forms
nevening