niozan

Old High German

Alternative forms

• nioȥȥan, niaȥan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neutan, akin to Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (niutan, “to catch, to reach”), Old Norse njóta, Old English nēotan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnio.t͡san/
• IPA^(key): /ˈnio.san/

Verb

nioȥan

1. to use, to make use of
2. to enjoy

Conjugation

Conjugation of nioȥan (strong class 2)

infinitive	nioȥan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	niuȥu, niuȥo	nōȥ
2nd person singular	niuȥis, niuȥist	nuȥȥi
3rd person singular	niuȥit	nōȥ
1st person plural	nioȥem, nioȥemēs	nuȥȥum, nuȥȥumēs
2nd person plural	nioȥet	nuȥȥut
3rd person plural	nioȥant	nuȥȥun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	nioȥe	nuȥȥi
2nd person singular	nioȥēs, nioȥēst	nuȥȥīs, nuȥȥīst
3rd person singular	nioȥe	nuȥȥi
1st person plural	nioȥēm, nioȥemēs	nuȥȥīm, nuȥȥīmēs
2nd person plural	nioȥēt	nuȥȥīt
3rd person plural	nioȥēn	nuȥȥīn
imperative	present
singular	niuȥ
plural	nioȥet
participle	present	past
	nioȥanti	ginoȥȥan

Descendants

• Middle High German: niezen
  • German: nießen

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, 2nd ed., 1906, p. 166: "nioʐʐan, nioʐan, niaʐan, sv. II, use, enjoy, share in."