Reconstruction:Old English/nihtian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *neahtian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nahtēn, from Proto-Germanic *nahtāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnix.ti.ɑn/, [ˈniç.ti.ɑn]

Verb

*nihtian

  1. to become night

Conjugation

Conjugation of *nihtian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *nihtian *nihtienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *nihtiġe *nihtode
second person singular *nihtast *nihtodest
third person singular *nihtaþ *nihtode
plural *nihtiaþ *nihtodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *nihtiġe *nihtode
plural *nihtiġen *nihtoden
imperative
singular *nihta
plural *nihtiaþ
participle present past
*nihtiende *(ġe)nihtod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: nighten

References

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