niþan

Gothic

Romanization

niþan

  1. romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nīþijan, from Proto-Germanic *nīþijaną (“to envy, be jealous of, begrudge, revile”), from Proto-Indo-European *neyH- (“to be angry”). By surface analysis, nīþ (“envy”) +‎ -an (infinitive suffix). Cognate with Old High German nīden (“to envy”), Old Norse níða (“to revile”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniː.θɑn/, [ˈniː.ðɑn]

Verb

nīþan

  1. to envy

Conjugation

Conjugation of nīþan (weak, class 1)
infinitive nīþan nīþenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular nīþe nīþde
second person singular nīþest, nīst nīþdest
third person singular nīþeþ, nīþþ, nīþ nīþde
plural nīþaþ nīþdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular nīþe nīþde
plural nīþen nīþden
imperative
singular nīþ
plural nīþaþ
participle present past
nīþende (ġe)nīþed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: nithen

References

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