-nian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nian"

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-inōn, from Proto-Germanic *-inōną. Compare Old Frisian -nia, Old Saxon -nōn, Old High German -inōn, Old Norse -na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.ɑn/

Suffix

-nian

1. suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form verbs

   ‎lǣċe (“physician, doctor”) + ‎-nian → ‎lācnian (“to heal”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nian (weak class 2)

infinitive	-nian	-nienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	-niġe	-node
second person singular	-nast	-nodest
third person singular	-naþ	-node
plural	-niaþ	-nodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	-niġe	-node
plural	-niġen	-noden
imperative
singular	-na
plural	-niaþ
participle	present	past
	-niende	(ġe)-nod

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -nian

Descendants

• Middle English: -nien, -enien, -nen, -enen, -en
  • Scots: -en
  • English: -en