nigen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nīgan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːɣən/

Verb

nigen

1. to bow

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	nigen
3rd sg. past	nêech
3rd pl. past	nēgen
Past participle	genēgen
Infinitive	nigen
In genitive	nigens
In dative	nigene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	nige	nêech
2nd singular	nijchs, niges	nēechs, nēges
3rd singular	nijcht, niget	nêech
1st plural	nigen	nēgen
2nd plural	nijcht, niget	nēecht, nēget
3rd plural	nigen	nēgen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	nige	nēge
2nd singular	nijchs, niges	nēges
3rd singular	nige	nēge
1st plural	nigen	nēgen
2nd plural	nijcht, niget	nēget
3rd plural	nigen	nēgen
Imperative	Present
Singular	nijch, nige
Plural	nijcht, niget
	Present	Past
Participle	nigende	genēgen

Descendants

• Dutch: nijgen
• Limburgish: niege

Further reading

• “nighen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN