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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *knéh₂-ye-ti, from *kneh₂- (“to scrape, scratch”) + *-yeti. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *knāyeti (“to bite, chew”), Lithuanian knója (“to peel, tear”), Ancient Greek κνώ (knṓ, “to scrape, scratch”).
Verb
*hnōjan
- to scrape, plane
Inflection
| Class 1 weak
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| Infinitive
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*hnōjan
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| 1st sg. past
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*hnōidā
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| Infinitive
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*hnōjan
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| Genitive infin.
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*hnōjannjas
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| Dative infin.
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*hnōjannjē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*hnōjannju
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*hnōju
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*hnōidā
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| 2nd singular
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*hnōisi
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*hnōidēs, *hnōidōs
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| 3rd singular
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*hnōiþi
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*hnōidē, *hnōidā
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| 1st plural
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*hnōjum
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*hnōidum
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| 2nd plural
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*hnōiþ
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*hnōidud
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| 3rd plural
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*hnōjanþ
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*hnōidun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*hnōjē
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*hnōidī
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| 2nd singular
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*hnōjēs
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*hnōidī
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| 3rd singular
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*hnōjē
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*hnōidī
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| 1st plural
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*hnōjēm
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*hnōidīm
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| 2nd plural
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*hnōjēþ
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*hnōidīd
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| 3rd plural
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*hnōjēn
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*hnōidīn
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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*hnōi
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| Plural
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*hnōiþ
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
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*hnōjandī
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*hnōid
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