Contraction of ne + witan. The same process occurred in Old English with nillan (“to not want”), from ne + willan, and nesan (“to not be”), from ne + wesan. See also nitan.
newitan
infinitive | newitan | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | newēt | newissa |
2nd person singular | newēst | newisses |
3rd person singular | newēt | newissa |
plural | newitun | newissun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | newiti | newissi |
2nd person singular | newitis | newissis |
3rd person singular | newiti | newissi |
plural | newitin | newissin |
imperative | present | |
singular | — | |
plural | — | |
participle | present | past |
newitandi | ne giwitan, ne witan |