*hnawwaz

Runic: ᚺᚾᚨᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxnɑw.wɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

A u-stem adjectival formation from *hnewwaną (‘to hit’).

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	hnawwaz	hnawwō	hnawwą, -atō	hnawwai	hnawwôz	hnawwō
Acc.	hnawwanǭ	hnawwǭ	hnawwą, -atō	hnawwanz	hnawwōz	hnawwō
Gen.	hnawwas, -is	hnawwaizōz	hnawwas, -is	hnawwaizǫ̂	hnawwaizǫ̂	hnawwaizǫ̂
Dat.	hnawwammai	hnawwaizōi	hnawwammai	hnawwaimaz	hnawwaimaz	hnawwaimaz
Inst.	hnawwanō	hnawwaizō	hnawwanō	hnawwaimiz	hnawwaimiz	hnawwaimiz

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	hnawwô	hnawwǭ	hnawwô	hnawwaniz	hnawwōniz	hnawwōnō
Acc.	hnawwanų	hnawwōnų	hnawwô	hnawwanunz	hnawwōnunz	hnawwōnō
Gen.	hnawwiniz	hnawwōniz	hnawwiniz	hnawwanǫ̂	hnawwōnǫ̂	hnawwanǫ̂
Dat.	hnawwini	hnawwōni	hnawwini	hnawwammaz	hnawwōmaz	hnawwammaz
Inst.	hnawwinē	hnawwōnē	hnawwinē	hnawwammiz	hnawwōmiz	hnawwammiz

hnēaw (Old English)
*nāu (Old Frisian)
- nau (Saterland Frisian)
- nau (West Frisian)
*hnauw (Old Saxon)
- nouwe, nau (Middle Low German)
  - nau (German Low German)
*hnauw (Old Saxon)
- nouwe, nau (Middle Low German)
  - genouwe (Middle Low German)
    - genau, jenaif (German Low German)
      - gnau (Saterland Frisian)
*nauw (Old Dutch)
- nauwe (Middle Dutch)
  - nauw (Dutch)
    - nou (Afrikaans)
*hnouw (Old High German)
- nouwe, nou (Middle High German)
  - genouwe, genoue (Middle High German)
    - genau (German)
*nouw (Old High German)
- nouwe, nou (Middle High German)
  - genouwe, genoue (Middle High German)
    - genau (German)
hnøggr (Old Norse)
- hnöggur (Icelandic)
- nøgg (Norwegian)
- njugg (Swedish)
hnøggr (Old Norse)
- nig, nigard (Middle English)
  - niggard (English)
  - negart, niggard (Scots)