gnidan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡniː.dɑn/

Verb

gnīdan

1. to rub
   • Monastic sign language guide

     Þonne þū sāpan habban wille, þonne gnīd þū þīne handa tōgædere.

     When you want soap, rub your hands together.

   • c. 993, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

     Nim ānne sticcan and gnīd tō sumum þinge, hit hātaþ þǣr ryhte of þām fȳre þe him on lutaþ.

     Take a stick and rub it against something, and it will heat up immediately from the fire lurking inside it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	gnīdan	gnīdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	gnīde	gnād
second person singular	gnītst	gnide
third person singular	gnītt, gnīt	gnād
plural	gnīdaþ	gnidon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	gnīde	gnide
plural	gnīden	gniden
imperative
singular	gnīd
plural	gnīdaþ
participle	present	past
	gnīdende	(ġe)gniden

Descendants

• Middle English: gniden, gnyde