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Old English · verb

gnidan

Normalised gnīdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈɡniː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈɡniː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
rub

Meaning

  1. to rub

    Þonne þū sāpan habban wille, þonne gnīd þū þīne handa tōgædere.

    When you want soap, rub your hands together.

    Monastic sign language guide

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnidan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular gnīdegnād
2nd singular gnītstgnide
3rd singular gnīttgnītgnād
Plural gnīdaþgnidon
Subjunctive
Singular gnīdegnide
Plural gnīdengniden
Non-finite forms of gnidan
Form
Infinitive gnīdan
Inflected infinitive gnīdenne
Imperative singular gnīd
Imperative plural gnīdaþ
Present participle gnīdende
Past participle gnidenġegniden

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną.

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