*hnītaną

Runic: ᚺᚾᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxniː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to push; knock; butt against

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kneyd- (‘to scratch, knock’), sometimes considered a derivative of a root *ken- (‘to scratch; scrape; rub’). Compare Ancient Greek κνῐ́ζω (knĭ́zō) (knĭ́zō, ‘to scratch, pound’), Middle Irish cned (‘wound’), Latvian knidēt (‘to itch’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	hnītō	hnītaų	–
2nd singular	hnītizi	hnītaiz	hnīt
3rd singular	hnītidi	hnītai	hnītadau
1st dual	hnītōz	hnītaiw	–
2nd dual	hnītadiz	hnītaidiz	hnītadiz
1st plural	hnītamaz	hnītaim	–
2nd plural	hnītid	hnītaid	hnītid
3rd plural	hnītandi	hnītain	hnītandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	hnītai	–
2nd singular	hnītazai	hnītaizau
3rd singular	hnītadai	hnītaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	hnītandai	hnītaindau
2nd plural	hnītandai	hnītaindau
3rd plural	hnītandai	hnītaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	hnait	hnitį̄
2nd singular	hnaist	hnitīz
3rd singular	hnait	hnitī
1st dual	hnitū	hnitīw
2nd dual	hnitudiz	hnitīdiz
1st plural	hnitum	hnitīm
2nd plural	hnitud	hnitīd
3rd plural	hnitun	hnitīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
hnītaną	hnītandz	hnitanaz

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Descendants

*hnītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nītan (Old Dutch)
  - *niten (Middle Dutch)
    - nijten (Dutch)
*hnītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- hnītan (Old English)
  - *niten, *nyten (Middle English)
    - noit, knoit, note (Scots)
      - note (English)
*hnītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hnīta (Old Frisian)
  - nytsje (West Frisian)
*hnītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hnītan (Old Saxon)
  - nitte (Danish)
  - ofhnītan (Old Saxon)
*hnītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hnītan (Old Saxon)
  - nîten (Middle Low German)
    - nieten (German)
    - nieten (German Low German)
hníta (Old Norse)
- hníta (Icelandic)
- nita, nite (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- nita (Swedish)

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