*hnippōną

Runic: ᚺᚾᛁᛈᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxnip.pɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to pinch

Etymology

From earlier paradigm *hnippōþi ~ *hnibunanþi, from pre-Proto-Germanic *knibʰ-nā́-ti ~ *knibʰ-un-ánti, iterative from Proto-Indo-European *kneybʰ- (‘to pinch’). Cognate with Latvian kniêbt, Lithuanian kniẽbti (‘to pinch’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	hnippō	hnippǭ	–
2nd singular	hnippōsi	hnippōs	hnippō
3rd singular	hnippōþi	hnippō	hnippōþau
1st dual	hnippōs	hnippōw	–
2nd dual	hnippōþiz	hnippōþiz	hnippōþiz
1st plural	hnippōmaz	hnippōm	–
2nd plural	hnippōþ	hnippōþ	hnippōþ
3rd plural	hnippōnþi	hnippōn	hnippōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	hnippōi	–
2nd singular	hnippōsai	hnippōsau
3rd singular	hnippōþai	hnippōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	hnippōnþai	hnippōnþau
2nd plural	hnippōnþai	hnippōnþau
3rd plural	hnippōnþai	hnippōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	hnippōdǭ	hnippōdēdį̄
2nd singular	hnippōdēz	hnippōdēdīz
3rd singular	hnippōdē	hnippōdēdī
1st dual	hnippōdēdū	hnippōdēdīw
2nd dual	hnippōdēdudiz	hnippōdēdīdiz
1st plural	hnippōdēdum	hnippōdēdīm
2nd plural	hnippōdēdud	hnippōdēdīd
3rd plural	hnippōdēdun	hnippōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
hnippōną	hnippōndz	hnippōdaz

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Descendants

*hnippōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nippon (Old Dutch)
  - nippen (Middle Dutch)
    - nippen (Dutch)
*hnippōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hnippian (Old English)
  - nippen (Middle English)
    - nip (English)
*hnippōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nipfōn (Old High German)
  - nipfen (Middle High German)
    - nipfen (German)
*hnippōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hnippōn (Old Saxon)
  - nippen (Middle Low German)
    - nippe (Danish)
    - nippen (German)
    - nippen (Low German)
    - nippe (Norwegian Bokmål)
hnippa (Old Norse)
- hnippa (Icelandic)

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