newitan
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Old Saxon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Verb
[edit]newitan
- to not know
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of newitan (preterite-present)
| infinitive | newitan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |