- underniman
- sv/t4 3rd pres undernimð past undernóm/on, undernam/undernámon ptp undernumen to take in, receive, comprehend, understand; blame, be indignant at; take upon oneself; steal
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
underniman
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understand — (v.) O.E. understandan comprehend, grasp the idea of, probably lit. stand in the midst of, from under + standan to stand (see STAND (Cf. stand)). If this is the meaning, the under is not the usual word meaning beneath, but from O.E. under, from… … Etymology dictionary
undertake — (v.) c.1200, to entrap, in the same sense as O.E. underniman (Cf. Du. ondernemen, Ger. unternehmen), of which it is a partial loan translation, from UNDER (Cf. under) + TAKE (Cf. take). Cf. also Fr. entreprendre to undertake, from entre between,… … Etymology dictionary
