nearwian

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, nearu (“narrow”) +‎ -ian

Verb

nearwian

  1. (transitive) to make narrow, straighten, compress
  2. (intransitive) to become narrow, contracted

Conjugation

Conjugation of nearwian (weak, class 2)
infinitive nearwian nearwienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular nearwiġe nearwode
second person singular nearwast nearwodest
third person singular nearwaþ nearwode
plural nearwiaþ nearwodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular nearwiġe nearwode
plural nearwiġen nearwoden
imperative
singular nearwa
plural nearwiaþ
participle present past
nearwiende (ġe)nearwod

References

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