Old English · pronoun
nænig
Normalised nǣniġ
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- IPA
- /ˈnæː.nij/
- Syllables
- ˈnæː · nij (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- noneno oneno
nænig1 · adjective
Senses
-
not any, none, no
Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.
10th century, The Seafarer:
nænig2 · pronoun
Senses
-
no one, none, not any
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | nǣniġ | nǣniġunǣnġunǣniġonǣnġo | nǣniġ |
| Accusative | nǣniġne | nǣniġenǣnġe | nǣniġ |
| Genitive | nǣniġesnǣnġes | nǣniġre | nǣniġesnǣnġes |
| Dative | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġre | nǣniġumnǣnġum |
| Instrumental | nǣniġenǣnġe | nǣniġre | nǣniġenǣnġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | nǣniġenǣnġe | nǣniġanǣnġanǣniġenǣnġe | nǣniġunǣnġunǣniġonǣnġo |
| Accusative | nǣniġenǣnġe | nǣniġanǣnġanǣniġenǣnġe | nǣniġunǣnġunǣniġonǣnġo |
| Genitive | nǣniġra | nǣniġra | nǣniġra |
| Dative | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġumnǣnġum |
| Instrumental | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġumnǣnġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | nǣniġanǣnġa | nǣniġenǣnġe | nǣniġenǣnġe |
| Accusative | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġenǣnġe |
| Genitive | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan |
| Dative | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan |
| Instrumental | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan |
| Accusative | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan | nǣniġannǣnġan |
| Genitive | nǣniġranǣniġenanǣnġena | nǣniġranǣniġenanǣnġena | nǣniġranǣniġenanǣnġena |
| Dative | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġumnǣnġum |
| Instrumental | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġumnǣnġum | nǣniġumnǣnġum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From ne + ǣniġ.
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