"-nian" meaning in Old English

See -nian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ni.ɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *-inōn, from Proto-Germanic *-inōną. Compare Old Frisian -nia, Old Saxon -nōn, Old High German -inōn, Old Norse -na. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*-inōn}} Proto-West Germanic *-inōn, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*-inōną}} Proto-Germanic *-inōną, {{cog|ofs|-nia}} Old Frisian -nia, {{cog|osx|-nōn}} Old Saxon -nōn, {{cog|goh|-inōn}} Old High German -inōn, {{cog|non|-na}} Old Norse -na Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -nian, {{ang-suffix}} -nian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|-nian<w2>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], -nian [infinitive], -nienne [infinitive], -niġe [first-person, present, singular], -node [first-person, past, singular], -nast [present, second-person, singular], -nodest [past, second-person, singular], -naþ [present, singular, third-person], -node [past, singular, third-person], -niaþ [plural, present], -nodon [past, plural], -niġe [present, singular], -node [past, singular], -niġen [plural, present], -noden [past, plural], -na [imperative, past, present, singular], -niaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], -niende [imperative, present], -nod [imperative, past], ġe-nod [imperative, past]
  1. suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nian-ang-suffix-Sac-qK~C Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -nian meaning in Old English (3.8kB)

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            "6": "-en"
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      "text": "Middle English: -nien, -enien, -nen, -enen, -en"
    },
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      },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "form": "-nienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "form": "-niġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-nast",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-nodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-naþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-node",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-niaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġe-nod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
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        {
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ni.ɑn/"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "-nian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-niġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-node",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-nast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-nodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-naþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-node",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "-niaþ",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-node",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-noden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-na",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġe-nod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "head"
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-nian",
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  ],
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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