Old English · verb
niþerian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈni.θer.jɑn/[ˈni.ðerˠ.jɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈni · θer · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- nitherhumiliate
Meaning
-
to bring low, humiliate
-
to condemn
Sē ġedweola was on þām Nyceanisċan sinoþe ġeniðerad
That heresy [Arianism] was condemned at the Council of Nicea.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | niþeriġe | niþerode |
| 2nd singular | niþerast | niþerodest |
| 3rd singular | niþeraþ | niþerode |
| Plural | niþeriaþ | niþerodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | niþeriġe | niþerode |
| Plural | niþeriġen | niþeroden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | niþerian |
| Inflected infinitive | niþerienne |
| Imperative singular | niþera |
| Imperative plural | niþeriaþ |
| Present participle | niþeriende |
| Past participle | niþerodġeniþerod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
By surface analysis, niþer (“below”) + -ian (infinitive suffix). Cognate with Old High German nidaren.
Descendants
nither
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