gnúa

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganū(w)aną, probably from the same ultimate source as *hnawwaz (“narrow, tight”).[1] Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bnauan) and Old High German niuwan.

Verb

gnúa

  1. to rub

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnúa — active (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)
infinitive gnúa
present participle gnúandi
past participle gnúinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular gný gnera, gnøra
2nd-person singular gnýr gnerir, gnørir
3rd-person singular gnýr gneri, gnøri
1st-person plural gnúm gnerum, gnørum
2nd-person plural gnúið gneruð, gnøruð
3rd-person plural gnúa gneru, gnøru
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gnúa gnera, gnøra
2nd-person singular gnúir gnerir, gnørir
3rd-person singular gnúi gneri, gnøri
1st-person plural gnúim gnerim, gnørim
2nd-person plural gnúið gnerið, gnørið
3rd-person plural gnúi gneri, gnøri
imperative present
2nd-person singular gnú
1st-person plural gnúm
2nd-person plural gnúið
Conjugation of gnúa — mediopassive (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)
infinitive gnúask
present participle gnúandisk
past participle gnúizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular gnúmk gnerumk, gnørumk
2nd-person singular gnýsk gnerisk, gnørisk
3rd-person singular gnýsk gnerisk, gnørisk
1st-person plural gnúmsk gnerumsk, gnørumsk
2nd-person plural gnúizk gneruzk, gnøruzk
3rd-person plural gnúask gnerusk, gnørusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gnúmk gnerumk, gnørumk
2nd-person singular gnúisk gnerisk, gnørisk
3rd-person singular gnúisk gnerisk, gnørisk
1st-person plural gnúimsk gnerimsk, gnørimsk
2nd-person plural gnúizk gnerizk, gnørizk
3rd-person plural gnúisk gnerisk, gnørisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular gnúsk
1st-person plural gnúmsk
2nd-person plural gnúizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gnúa, núa

References

  1. ^ Wood, F. A. (1905). Indo-European Ax: Axi: Axu: A Study in Ablaut and in Word Formation. Germany: K.J. Trubner, p. 85
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