niewian

Old English

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Alternative forms

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

Descendants

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

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
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