gniden

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English gnīdan (to rub, grind together, crumble), from Proto-West Germanic *gnīdan, from Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną (to rub, crush), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneydʰ-, *gʰneyd- (to gnaw, chew, scratch, rub); compare gnodden.

Cognate with Danish gnide (to rub), Swedish gnida (to rub, scrape), Icelandic gníða (to rub).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gniden (third-person singular simple present gnideth, present participle gnidynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative *gnod, past participle gniden) (rare)

  1. To grind by rubbing together.
  2. To rub; to smear.
  3. To crush; to crumble.

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Swedish

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Adjective

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gniden (comparative mer gniden, superlative mest gniden)

  1. stingy, cheap
    Synonyms: gnidig, snål

Declension

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Inflection of gniden
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gniden gnidnare gnidnast
Neuter singular gnidet gnidnare gnidnast
Plural gnidna gnidnare gnidnast
Masculine plural3 gnidne gnidnare gnidnast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gnidne gnidnare gnidnaste
All gnidna gnidnare gnidnaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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