*nēhwāną

Runic: ᚾᛖᚺᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈnɛː.xʷɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to come closer, to approach

From *nēhwaz (‘near, close’) + *-āną.

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	nēhwō	–	–
2nd singular	nēhwaisi	–	nēhwai
3rd singular	nēhwaiþi	–	nēhwāþau
1st dual	nēhwōs	–	–
2nd dual	nēhwāþiz	–	nēhwāþiz
1st plural	nēhwāmaz	–	–
2nd plural	nēhwaiþ	–	nēhwaiþ
3rd plural	nēhwānþi	–	nēhwānþau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
nēhwāną	nēhwāndz	nēhwadaz

*nāhwēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nāhon (Old Dutch)
  - nâen (Middle Dutch)
*nāhwēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nēahian, *nēahwian (Old English)
  - ġenēahian, ġenēahwian (Old English)
*nāhwēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nēahian, *nēahwian (Old English)
  - neighen (Middle English)
    - nigh (English)
*nāhwēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- nāhēn (Old High German)
  - nahen (Middle High German)
    - nahen (German)
*nāhwēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nāhōn (Old Saxon)
  - nâgen (Middle Low German)
ná (Old Norse)
- nå (Danish)
- ná (Icelandic)
- nå (Swedish)
ná (Old Norse)
- ? (Norwegian)
  - nå (Norwegian Bokmål)
  - nå (Norwegian Nynorsk)