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Old English · verb

gnagan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈɡnɑ.ɡɑn/
[ˈɡnɑ.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈɡnɑ · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
gnawknaw

Meaning

  1. to gnaw

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnagan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular gnagegnōggnōh
2nd singular gnæġstgnōge
3rd singular gnæġþgnōggnōh
Plural gnagaþgnōgon
Subjunctive
Singular gnagegnōge
Plural gnagengnōgen
Non-finite forms of gnagan
Form
Infinitive gnagan
Inflected infinitive gnagenne
Imperative singular gnaggnah
Imperative plural gnagaþ
Present participle gnagende
Past participle gnæġenġegnæġengnagenġegnagen

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gnagan.

Descendants

gnaw, knaw

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