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Old English · verb

nierwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈni͜yr.wɑn/
[ˈni͜yrˠ.wɑn]
Syllables
ˈni͜yr · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
repressconstrain

Meaning

  1. to constrain, repress

Conjugation

Conjugation of nierwan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular nierwenierwde
2nd singular nierestnierwdest
3rd singular niereþnierwde
Plural nierwaþnierwdon
Subjunctive
Singular nierwenierwde
Plural nierwennierwden
Non-finite forms of nierwan
Form
Infinitive nierwan
Inflected infinitive nierwenne
Imperative singular nierwa
Imperative plural nierwaþ
Present participle nierwende
Past participle nierwdġenierwd

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *narwijan.

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