"neven" meaning in English

See neven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: nevens [present, singular, third-person], nevening [participle, present], nevened [participle, past], nevened [past], nevin [alternative], nemmin [alternative], nem [alternative], nevyn [alternative]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nevenen}} Middle English nevenen, {{inh|en|ang|nemnan}} Old English nemnan, {{der|en|non|nefna||to name, call}} Old Norse nefna (“to name, call”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*namnijaną||to name}} Proto-Germanic *namnijaną (“to name”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} neven (third-person singular simple present nevens, present participle nevening, simple past and past participle nevened)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To give as a name to; name; call (someone something). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-neven-en-verb-8GUfwXQP
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To appoint; nominate. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-neven-en-verb-HKrqHj6F
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To mention; speak of; give an account of; tell. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-neven-en-verb-BekcKofU Disambiguation of Talking: 3 3 34 27 31 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 37 13 43 2
  4. (UK dialectal, transitive) To utter; mention the name of. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-neven-en-verb-YCDzKk36 Disambiguation of Talking: 3 3 34 27 31 3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 37 13 43 2
  5. (UK dialectal, Scotland, intransitive) To tell or make mention of (a person or thing); specify; designate. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-neven-en-verb-Kwf-ypd4 Disambiguation of Talking: 3 3 34 27 31 3 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 37 13 43 2
  6. (obsolete, intransitive) To say; speak. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-neven-en-verb-Wb~et2mf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nevening
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        "(UK dialectal, Scotland, intransitive) To tell or make mention of (a person or thing); specify; designate."
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