gnagan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gnagan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡnɑ.ɡɑn/, [ˈɡnɑ.ɣɑn]

Verb

gnagan

1. to gnaw

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnagan (strong class 6)

infinitive	gnagan	gnagenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	gnage	gnōg, gnōh
second person singular	gnæġst	gnōge
third person singular	gnæġþ	gnōg, gnōh
plural	gnagaþ	gnōgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	gnage	gnōge
plural	gnagen	gnōgen
imperative
singular	gnag, gnah
plural	gnagaþ
participle	present	past
	gnagende	(ġe)gnæġen, (ġe)gnagen

Derived terms

• begnagan
• forgnagan

Related terms

• gnætt

Descendants

• Middle English: gnawen, gnaȝen, gnauen, gnauyn, gnawe, gnawyn, knauyn, knawen, knawyn
  • English: gnaw, knaw
  • Scots: gnaw, knaw
  • Yola: gnafeen (ppl.) (<gnaȝen)

Old High German

Alternative forms

• nagan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gnagan.

Verb

gnagan

1. to gnaw; to tear apart

Derived terms

• bignagan
• umbignagan

Descendants

• Middle High German: nagen
  • German: nagen

References

• "gnagan" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)