witnian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wītinōn. Cognate with Old Frisian wītnia, Old Saxon wītnon, and Old High German wīzinōn. Equivalent to wīte +‎ -nian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːt.ni.ɑn/

Verb

wītnian

1. to punish

Conjugation

Conjugation of wītnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wītnian	wītnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wītniġe	wītnode
second person singular	wītnast	wītnodest
third person singular	wītnaþ	wītnode
plural	wītniaþ	wītnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wītniġe	wītnode
plural	wītniġen	wītnoden
imperative
singular	wītna
plural	wītniaþ
participle	present	past
	wītniende	(ġe)wītnod

Synonyms

• wrecan