Old English · adjective
hnah
Normalised hnāh
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /xnɑːx/[n̥ɑːx]
- Syllables
- xnɑːx (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- humblelowlyabject
Meaning
-
humble, lowly
-
abject, poor
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hnāh | hnāh | hnāh |
| Accusative | hnāgne | hnāge | hnāh |
| Genitive | hnāges | hnāgre | hnāges |
| Dative | hnāgum | hnāgre | hnāgum |
| Instrumental | hnāge | hnāgre | hnāge |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hnāge | hnāgahnāge | hnāh |
| Accusative | hnāge | hnāgahnāge | hnāh |
| Genitive | hnāgra | hnāgra | hnāgra |
| Dative | hnāgum | hnāgum | hnāgum |
| Instrumental | hnāgum | hnāgum | hnāgum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hnāga | hnāge | hnāge |
| Accusative | hnāgan | hnāgan | hnāge |
| Genitive | hnāgan | hnāgan | hnāgan |
| Dative | hnāgan | hnāgan | hnāgan |
| Instrumental | hnāgan | hnāgan | hnāgan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hnāgan | hnāgan | hnāgan |
| Accusative | hnāgan | hnāgan | hnāgan |
| Genitive | hnāgrahnāgena | hnāgrahnāgena | hnāgrahnāgena |
| Dative | hnāgum | hnāgum | hnāgum |
| Instrumental | hnāgum | hnāgum | hnāgum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hnaigu, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigwaz. Compare Gothic (hnaiws).
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