*kīnaną

Runic: ᚲᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkiː.nɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to split open, sprout, germinate

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *ǵey-n-, originally a nasal-present from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (‘to break open, germinate’). Cognate with Lithuanian žydė́ti (‘to flower, bloom’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	kīnō	kīnaų	–
2nd singular	kīnizi	kīnaiz	kīn
3rd singular	kīnidi	kīnai	kīnadau
1st dual	kīnōz	kīnaiw	–
2nd dual	kīnadiz	kīnaidiz	kīnadiz
1st plural	kīnamaz	kīnaim	–
2nd plural	kīnid	kīnaid	kīnid
3rd plural	kīnandi	kīnain	kīnandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	kīnai	–
2nd singular	kīnazai	kīnaizau
3rd singular	kīnadai	kīnaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	kīnandai	kīnaindau
2nd plural	kīnandai	kīnaindau
3rd plural	kīnandai	kīnaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	kai	kijį̄
2nd singular	kait	kijīz
3rd singular	kai	kijī
1st dual	kijū	kijīw
2nd dual	kijudiz	kijīdiz
1st plural	kijum	kijīm
2nd plural	kijud	kijīd
3rd plural	kijun	kijīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
kīnaną	kīnandz	kijanaz

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Descendants

*kīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *kīnan (Old Dutch)
  - kinen (Middle Dutch)
*kīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- ċīnan (Old English)
  - chynen, chine, chyne (Middle English)
    - chine (English)
    - chime, chun (Scots)
*kīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- rekigner, reschignier, rechignier (Old French)
  - *rekin, reschin (Old French)
    - requin (Middle French)
      - requin (French)
        
        requin (English)
*kīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *kīna (Old Frisian)
  - kiene (Saterland Frisian)
*kīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kīnan (Old High German)
  - kīnen, kīmen (Middle High German)
    - keimen (German)
*kīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kīnan (Old Saxon)
  - kînen, kîmen (Middle Low German)
    - kienen (German Low German)
𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (keinan) (Gothic)

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