nigen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nīgan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːɣən/

Verb

nigen

  1. to bow

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive nigen
3rd sg. past nêech
3rd pl. past nēgen
Past participle genēgen
Infinitive nigen
In genitive nigens
In dative nigene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular nige nêech
2nd singular nijchs, niges nēechs, nēges
3rd singular nijcht, niget nêech
1st plural nigen nēgen
2nd plural nijcht, niget nēecht, nēget
3rd plural nigen nēgen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular nige nēge
2nd singular nijchs, niges nēges
3rd singular nige nēge
1st plural nigen nēgen
2nd plural nijcht, niget nēget
3rd plural nigen nēgen
Imperative Present
Singular nijch, nige
Plural nijcht, niget
Present Past
Participle nigende genēgen

Descendants

  • Dutch: nijgen
  • Limburgish: niege

Further reading

  • nighen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • nigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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