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

Descendants

  • Middle English: gniden, gnyde
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