*nīþijaną

Runic: ᚾᛁᚦᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈniː.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

  1. to revile
  2. to despise

Etymology

From *nīþą (‘hate, envy, malice’) + *-janą.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularnīþijōnīþijaų–
2nd singularnīþīsinīþijaisnīþī
3rd singularnīþīþinīþijainīþijaþau
1st dualnīþijōsnīþijaiw–
2nd dualnīþijaþiznīþijaiþiznīþijaþiz
1st pluralnīþijamaznīþijaim–
2nd pluralnīþīþnīþijaiþnīþīþ
3rd pluralnīþijanþinīþijainnīþijanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularnīþijai–
2nd singularnīþijasainīþijaisau
3rd singularnīþijaþainīþijaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralnīþijanþainīþijainþau
2nd pluralnīþijanþainīþijainþau
3rd pluralnīþijanþainīþijainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularnīþidǭnīþidēdį̄
2nd singularnīþidēznīþidēdīz
3rd singularnīþidēnīþidēdī
1st dualnīþidēdūnīþidēdīw
2nd dualnīþidēdudiznīþidēdīdiz
1st pluralnīþidēdumnīþidēdīm
2nd pluralnīþidēdudnīþidēdīd
3rd pluralnīþidēdunnīþidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
nīþijaną nīþijandz nīþidaz

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Descendants

  • *nīþijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • nīthen (Old Dutch)
      • niden (Middle Dutch)
        • nijden (Dutch)
  • *nīþijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • nīþan (Old English)
      • nīthen (Middle English)
        • nithe (English)
  • *nīþijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • nīden (Old High German)
      • nīden (Middle High German)
        • neiden (German)
  • *nīþijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *nīthian (Old Saxon)
      • nīden (Middle Low German)
        • nieden (Low German)
  • níða (Old Norse)
    • níða (Icelandic)

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