𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hnīwaną (“to bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhniːwan/

Verb

𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 • (hneiwan)

1. to incline, bend downwards, decline

Conjugation

Class 1 strong
Infinitive	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 hneiwan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 hneiwa	𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅 hnaiw	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌰 hneiwada
2nd singular	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃 hneiwis	𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍄 hnaiwt	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌶𐌰 hneiwaza
3rd singular	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌸 hneiwiþ	𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅 hnaiw	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌰 hneiwada
1st dual	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍉𐍃 hneiwōs	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌿 hniwu	—
2nd dual	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍃 hneiwats	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌿𐍄𐍃 hniwuts	—
1st plural	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌼 hneiwam	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌿𐌼 hniwum	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 hneiwanda
2nd plural	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌸 hneiwiþ	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌿𐌸 hniwuþ	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 hneiwanda
3rd plural	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳 hneiwand	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌿𐌽 hniwun	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 hneiwanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌿 hneiwau	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌿 hniwjau	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 hneiwaidau
2nd singular	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍃 hneiwais	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 hniweis	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 hneiwaizau
3rd singular	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹 hneiwai	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌹 hniwi	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 hneiwaidau
1st dual	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 hneiwaiwa	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 hniweiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 hneiwaits	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 hniweits	—
1st plural	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 hneiwaima	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 hniweima	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 hneiwaindau
2nd plural	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌸 hneiwaiþ	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌸 hniweiþ	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 hneiwaindau
3rd plural	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 hneiwaina	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 hniweina	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 hneiwaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅 hneiw
3rd singular	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 hneiwadau
2nd dual	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍃 hneiwats
2nd plural	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌸 hneiwiþ
3rd plural	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 hneiwandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 hneiwands	𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 hniwans

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (anahneiwan)
• 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (ushneiwan)