cnyssan

Old English

Alternative forms

• cnysan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknys.sɑn/

Verb

cnyssan

1. to press, trouble
2. (literal or figurative) to toss
3. (literal or figurative) to strike, dash, beat
4. to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnyssan (weak class 1)

infinitive	cnyssan	cnyssenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cnysse	cnysede
second person singular	cnysest	cnysedest
third person singular	cnyseþ	cnysede
plural	cnyssaþ	cnysedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cnysse	cnysede
plural	cnyssen	cnyseden
imperative
singular	cnyse
plural	cnyssaþ
participle	present	past
	cnyssende	(ġe)cnysed

Derived terms

• cnyssung f (“a striking or stroke”)
• oncnyssan
• tōcnyssan
• ācnyssan (“to drive away”)
• ġecnyssan

 

Related terms

• cnossian (“to beat or strike”)
• cnyss f (“a pulse”)
• ġecnos n (“a collision”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “CNYSSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.