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Old English · verb

hnigan

Normalised hnīgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈxniː.ɡɑn/
[ˈn̥iː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈxniː · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bow

Meaning

  1. to bow

Conjugation

Conjugation of hnigan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hnīgehnāghnāh
2nd singular hnīġsthnige
3rd singular hnīġþhnāghnāh
Plural hnīgaþhnigon
Subjunctive
Singular hnīgehnige
Plural hnīgenhnigen
Non-finite forms of hnigan
Form
Infinitive hnīgan
Inflected infinitive hnīgenne
Imperative singular hnīġ
Imperative plural hnīgaþ
Present participle hnīgende
Past participle hniġenġehniġen

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hnīgan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą. Cognate with Old Frisian hnīga, Old Saxon hnīgan, Old High German nīgan, Old Norse hníga, Gothic (hneiwan).

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