niþerian
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, niþer (“below”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]niþerian
- to condemn
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Sē ġedweola was on þām Nyceanisċan sinoþe ġeniðerad
- That heresy [Arianism] was condemned at the Council of Nicea.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- to bring low, humiliate
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of niþerian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | niþerian | niþerienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | niþeriġe | niþerode |
| second person singular | niþerast | niþerodest |
| third person singular | niþeraþ | niþerode |
| plural | niþeriaþ | niþerodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | niþeriġe | niþerode |
| plural | niþeriġen | niþeroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | niþera | |
| plural | niþeriaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| niþeriende | (ġe)niþerod | |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “niþerianĬ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.