niewian

Old English

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Alternative forms

• nīwian, nēowian, nīwiġan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *niuwjōn, equivalent to nīewe +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old High German niuwōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni͜yː.wi.ɑn/

Verb

nīewian

1. to renew: renovate, restore

Conjugation

Conjugation of nīewian (weak class 2)

infinitive	nīewian	nīewienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	nīewiġe	nīewode
second person singular	nīewast	nīewodest
third person singular	nīewaþ	nīewode
plural	nīewiaþ	nīewodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	nīewiġe	nīewode
plural	nīewiġen	nīewoden
imperative
singular	nīewa
plural	nīewiaþ
participle	present	past
	nīewiende	(ġe)nīewod

Derived terms

• ednīewe
• ednīewian
• ġenīewian
• nīewung

Related terms

• ġeednīewian

Descendants

• Middle English: newen
  • English: new
  • Scots: neu, new
  • ⇒ Middle English: anewen
  • ⇒ Middle English: renewen
    • English: renew
    • Scots: renew

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921