nitan
Basque edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nitan
- inessive of ni
- Synonyms: nigan, niregan, nire baitan, enegan, ene baitan
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
nitan
- to not know, not be aware of
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- ...he þa malchus nyste hwæt he cweþan sceolde...
- He then, Malchus, knew not what to say,...'
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 20:22
- Ġit nyton hwæs ġit biddaþ.
- You two don't know what you're asking for.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 24:38-39
- On þǣm dagum ǣr þǣm flōde wǣron menn etende and drincende, and wīfiġende and ġifte sellende, ōþ þone dæġ þe Nōe on þā earċe ēode, and hīe nysson ǣr sē flōd cōm and nam hīe ealle.
- In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they didn't know until the flood came and took them all.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Invention of the Holy Cross"
- Hēo becōm tō þǣre stōwe and āfand þrēo rōde. Ān wæs þæs Hǣlendes, and þā ōðra þāra þēofa. Þā nysse hēo ġewiss hwelcu wǣre Cristes rōd.
- She came to the place and discovered three crosses. One was Jesus', and the others belonged to the thieves. But she didn't know for sure which cross was Christ's.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- to not feel a certain emotion
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of nitan (preterite-present)
| infinitive | nitan | nitenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | nāt | nisse, niste |
| second person singular | nāst | nissest, nistest |
| third person singular | nāt | nisse, niste |
| plural | niton | nisson, niston |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | nite | nisse, niste |
| plural | niten | nissen, nisten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | nite | |
| plural | nitaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| nitende | (ġe)niten | |
References edit
- Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon dictionary
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of ne + witan. The same process occurred in Old English with ne + willan (nillan (“to not want”)) and ne + wesan (nesan (“to not be”)). See also newitan.
Verb edit
nitan
- to not know
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of nitan (preterite-present irregular)
| infinitive | nitan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | nēt | *nissa |
| 2nd person singular | *nēst | *nisses |
| 3rd person singular | nēt | *nissa |
| plural | *nitun | *nissun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | *niti | *nissi |
| 2nd person singular | *nitis | *nissis |
| 3rd person singular | *niti | *nissi |
| plural | *nitin | *nissin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | — | |
| plural | — | |
| participle | present | past |
| *nitandi | ne giwitan, ne witan | |
Derived terms edit
Old Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun.
Numeral edit
nītān
Descendants edit
- Swedish: nitton