Old English · verb
geniþerian
Normalised ġeniþerian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈni.θer.jɑn/[jeˈni.ðerˠ.jɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈni · θer · jɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- nitherhumiliate
Meaning
-
to bring down, bring low; to humble, humiliate
-
to subdue
-
to condemn
Wrīteð Eutropius þæt Constantinus sē cāsere wǣre on Breotone ācenned, ⁊ æfter his fæder tō rīċe fēng. Þæs cyninges tīdum sē Arrianisċa ġedwola wæs upcumen; ⁊ þæt dēadbærende āttor his ġetrēowlēasnysse, nalæs þæt on eallum middanġeardes ċyriċum þæt hē streġde, ac hit ēac swylċe on þis ēalond becōm. Sē ġedweola was on þām Nyceanisċan sin
Eutropius writes that the emperor Constantine was born in Britain, and became king after his father. During his time, the Arian heresy was stirred up, and he spread the deadly poison of his infidelity not only to all the churches of the earth, but it also to this island. The heresy was condemned at the Council of Nicaea and was suppressed in Constantine's day.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeniþeriġe | ġeniþerode |
| 2nd singular | ġeniþerast | ġeniþerodest |
| 3rd singular | ġeniþeraþ | ġeniþerode |
| Plural | ġeniþeriaþ | ġeniþerodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeniþeriġe | ġeniþerode |
| Plural | ġeniþeriġen | ġeniþeroden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeniþerian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeniþerienne |
| Imperative singular | ġeniþera |
| Imperative plural | ġeniþeriaþ |
| Present participle | ġeniþeriende |
| Past participle | ġeniþerod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ganiþerōn, variant of *ganiþrijan, equivalent to ġe- + niþerian. Cognate with Old Dutch ginitheren, genitheron, Old High German ginidaren.
Descendants
nither
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