*knippōną

Runic: ᚲᚾᛁᛈᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈknip.pɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to pinch
to cut, to snap
to wink

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵnibʰ-néh₂-ti, an iterative verb from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneybʰ- (‘to pinch’) which also gave rise to the strong verb *knīpaną (‘to pinch’). Compare Lithuanian gnýbti (‘idem’), žnýbti (‘to pinch, snuff a candle’). Whether the root further derives from a Proto-Indo-European *ǵen-, *gen- (‘to pinch, squeeze, bend, press, ball up’) (whence perhaps *knudaną (‘to knead’)) is unclear.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	knippō	knippǭ	–
2nd singular	knippōsi	knippōs	knippō
3rd singular	knippōþi	knippō	knippōþau
1st dual	knippōs	knippōw	–
2nd dual	knippōþiz	knippōþiz	knippōþiz
1st plural	knippōmaz	knippōm	–
2nd plural	knippōþ	knippōþ	knippōþ
3rd plural	knippōnþi	knippōn	knippōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	knippōi	–
2nd singular	knippōsai	knippōsau
3rd singular	knippōþai	knippōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	knippōnþai	knippōnþau
2nd plural	knippōnþai	knippōnþau
3rd plural	knippōnþai	knippōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	knippōdǭ	knippōdēdį̄
2nd singular	knippōdēz	knippōdēdīz
3rd singular	knippōdē	knippōdēdī
1st dual	knippōdēdū	knippōdēdīw
2nd dual	knippōdēdudiz	knippōdēdīdiz
1st plural	knippōdēdum	knippōdēdīm
2nd plural	knippōdēdud	knippōdēdīd
3rd plural	knippōdēdun	knippōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
knippōną	knippōndz	knippōdaz

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Descendants

*knippōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *cnippon (Old Dutch)
  - knippen (Middle Dutch)
    - knippen (Dutch)
*knippōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *knippon (Old Saxon)
  - knippen (Middle Low German)
    - knippen (Low German)

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