Old English · verb
nearwian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- Modern English
- compressstraightencontracted
Meaning
-
to make narrow, straighten, compress
-
to become narrow, contracted
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | nearwiġe | nearwode |
| 2nd singular | nearwast | nearwodest |
| 3rd singular | nearwaþ | nearwode |
| Plural | nearwiaþ | nearwodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | nearwiġe | nearwode |
| Plural | nearwiġen | nearwoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | nearwian |
| Inflected infinitive | nearwienne |
| Imperative singular | nearwa |
| Imperative plural | nearwiaþ |
| Present participle | nearwiende |
| Past participle | nearwodġenearwod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
By surface analysis, nearu (“narrow”) + -ian
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