niozan

Old High German

Alternative forms
  • nioȥȥan, niaȥan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neutan, akin to Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (niutan, “to catch, to reach”), Old Norse njóta, Old English nēotan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnio.t͡san/
  • IPA(key): /ˈnio.san/

Verb

nioȥan

  1. to use, to make use of
  2. to enjoy

Conjugation
Conjugation of nioȥan (strong class 2)
infinitive nioȥan
indicative present past
1st person singular niuȥu, niuȥo nōȥ
2nd person singular niuȥis, niuȥist nuȥȥi
3rd person singular niuȥit nōȥ
1st person plural nioȥem, nioȥemēs nuȥȥum, nuȥȥumēs
2nd person plural nioȥet nuȥȥut
3rd person plural nioȥant nuȥȥun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular nioȥe nuȥȥi
2nd person singular nioȥēs, nioȥēst nuȥȥīs, nuȥȥīst
3rd person singular nioȥe nuȥȥi
1st person plural nioȥēm, nioȥemēs nuȥȥīm, nuȥȥīmēs
2nd person plural nioȥēt nuȥȥīt
3rd person plural nioȥēn nuȥȥīn
imperative present
singular niuȥ
plural nioȥet
participle present past
nioȥanti ginoȥȥan

Descendants
  • Middle High German: niezen

References
  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, 2nd ed., 1906, p. 166: "nioʐʐan, nioʐan, niaʐan, sv. II, use, enjoy, share in."
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