*hnukāną

Runic: ᚺᚾᚢᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxnu.kɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to be bent, flex, curve, draw up, shrink, wrinkle, become pinched

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *knewg- (‘to press; push; bend’), from *ken- (‘to press; pinch’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularhnukō––
2nd singularhnukaisi–hnukai
3rd singularhnukaiþi–hnukāþau
1st dualhnukōs––
2nd dualhnukāþiz–hnukāþiz
1st pluralhnukāmaz––
2nd pluralhnukaiþ–hnukaiþ
3rd pluralhnukānþi–hnukānþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singular––
2nd singularhnukāsai–
3rd singularhnukāþai–
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralhnukānþai–
2nd pluralhnukānþai–
3rd pluralhnukānþai–

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhnukadǭhnukadēdį̄
2nd singularhnukadēzhnukadēdīz
3rd singularhnukadēhnukadēdī
1st dualhnukadēdūhnukadēdīw
2nd dualhnukadēdudizhnukadēdīdiz
1st pluralhnukadēdumhnukadēdīm
2nd pluralhnukadēdudhnukadēdīd
3rd pluralhnukadēdunhnukadēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
hnukāną hnukāndz hnukadaz

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Descendants

  • *hnukēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ġehnycned, ġenycled, *ġehnycled (Old English)
  • *hnukēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *nuken, *nukon (Old Dutch)
      • *noken, *neuken (Middle Dutch)
        • neuken, n**ken, n*uken, n...ken, ne*ken (Dutch)
          • neuk (Afrikaans)
          • nookie (English)
  • *hnukēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *nukja, *nukkia (Old Frisian)
      • Nukke (Saterland Frisian)
      • neuke (West Frisian)
  • *hnukēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hnukian, *hnukōn (Old Saxon)
      • *nuken, *noken (Middle Low German)
        • nucken, nöken (German Low German)
  • hnykkja (Old Norse)
    • nykke (Danish)
    • nykkja (Faroese)
    • hnykkja (Icelandic)
  • hnykkja (Old Norse)
    • nykkia (Old Swedish)
      • nycka (Swedish)

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