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Old English · verb

nihtian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈnix.ti.ɑn/
[ˈniç.ti.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈnix · ti · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
nightbecome

Meaning

  1. to become night

Conjugation

Conjugation of nihtian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular nihtiġenihtode
2nd singular nihtastnihtodest
3rd singular nihtaþnihtode
Plural nihtiaþnihtodon
Subjunctive
Singular nihtiġenihtode
Plural nihtiġennihtoden
Non-finite forms of nihtian
Form
Infinitive nihtian
Inflected infinitive nihtienne
Imperative singular nihta
Imperative plural nihtiaþ
Present participle nihtiende
Past participle nihtodġenihtod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nahtēn, from Proto-Germanic *nahtāną.

Descendants

night

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