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hníta

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See also: hnita

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hnītaną.

Verb

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hníta (singular past indicative hneit, plural past indicative hnitu, past participle hnitinn)

  1. to strike, wound
    hjǫrr hneit við hjarta
    the steel touched his heart

Conjugation

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Conjugation of hníta — active (strong class 1)
infinitive hníta
present participle hnítandi
past participle hnitinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hnít hneit hníta hnita
2nd person singular hnítr hneizt hnítir hnitir
3rd person singular hnítr hneit hníti hniti
1st person plural hnítum hnitum hnítim hnitim
2nd person plural hnítið hnituð hnítið hnitið
3rd person plural hníta hnitu hníti hniti
imperative present
2nd person singular hnít
1st person plural hnítum
2nd person plural hnítið
Conjugation of hníta — mediopassive (strong class 1)
infinitive hnítask
present participle hnítandisk
past participle hnitizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hnítumk hnitumk hnítumk hnitumk
2nd person singular hnízk hneizk hnítisk hnitisk
3rd person singular hnízk hneizk hnítisk hnitisk
1st person plural hnítumsk hnitumsk hnítimsk hnitimsk
2nd person plural hnítizk hnituzk hnítizk hnitizk
3rd person plural hnítask hnitusk hnítisk hnitisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hnízk
1st person plural hnítumsk
2nd person plural hnítizk

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hníta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nita, nite
  • Swedish: nita

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hníta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 205; also available at the Internet Archive