cnietan

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Old English

Alternative forms

• cnȳtan, cnītan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knautijan, from Proto-Indo-European *gnew-t-n- (“to press”), from *gen- (“to press together, pinch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkni͜yː.tɑn/

Verb

cnīetan

1. to dispute

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnīetan (weak class 1)

infinitive	cnīetan	cnīetenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cnīete	cnīette
second person singular	cnīetest, cnīetst	cnīettest
third person singular	cnīeteþ, cnīett, cnīet	cnīette
plural	cnīetaþ	cnīetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cnīete	cnīette
plural	cnīeten	cnīetten
imperative
singular	cnīet
plural	cnīetaþ
participle	present	past
	cnīetende	(ġe)cnīeted

Related terms

• cnēatian