nietan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neutan.

Verb

nietan

1. to use, to employ
2. to take possession of

Inflection

Conjugation of nietan (strong class 2)

infinitive	nietan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nieto, nieton	nōt
2nd person singular	niutis, niutist	nuti, nutis
3rd person singular	niutit	nōt
1st person plural	nieton	nutun
2nd person plural	nietet	nutut
3rd person plural	nietont	nutun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	niete	nuti
2nd person singular	nietes, nietest	nuti, nutis
3rd person singular	niete	nuti
1st person plural	nieten	nutin
2nd person plural	nietet	nutit
3rd person plural	nieten	nutin
imperative	present
singular	niet, niut
plural	nietet
participle	present	past
	nietandi	notan, ginotan

Derived terms

• farnietan
• ginietan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: nieten
  • Dutch: nieten (obsolete)
  • Limburgish: nete

Further reading

• “nietan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012