ᚨᚾᚾ

From Proto-Germanic *ann, first and third person singular of *unnaną (“to grant, bestow, thank”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to enjoy”).

ᚨᚾᚾ (ann)

1. to give, to grant, to bestow (first and third person singular present)
   • 5th century, Bergakker inscription:

     ᚺᚨ?Vᚦ?V??ᛊ:ᚨᚾᚾ:ᚲVᛊᛃᚨᛗ:ᛚᛟᚷVᚾᛊ:

     haþ̣ụþụw͡as:ann:kụsjam:logụns:[1]

     Haþuþyw's. I/He grant(s) a flame to the select.[2]

See *unnan.

• Bernard Mees, The Bergakker Inscription and the Beginnings of Dutch in 2002, Amsterdamer Beitrage Zur Alteren Germanistik, Rodopi.