active voice | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek gneg | 1pl | vér gnǫgum | 1sg | ek gnaga | 1pl | vér gnagim |
2sg | þú gnegr | 2pl | þér gnagið | 2sg | þú gnagir | 2pl | þér gnagið |
3sg | hon gnegr | 3pl | þau gnaga | 3sg | hon gnagi | 3pl | þau gnagi |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek gnó | 1pl | vér gnógum | 1sg | ek gnœga | 1pl | vér gnœgim |
2sg | þú gnótt | 2pl | þér gnóguð | 2sg | þú gnœgir | 2pl | þér gnœgið |
3sg | hon gnó | 3pl | þau gnógu | 3sg | hon gnœgi | 3pl | þau gnœgi |
preterite infinitive | gnógu | ||||||
past participle | f. | gnagin | m. | gnaginn | n. | gnagit | |
imperative | 2sg | gnag | 1pl | gnǫgum | 2pl | gnagið |
middle voice: gnagask (not attested) | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek gnǫgumk | 1pl | vér gnǫgumk | 1sg | ek gnǫgumk | 1pl | vér gnagimk |
2sg | þú gnegsk | 2pl | þér gnagizk | 2sg | þú gnagisk | 2pl | þér gnagizk |
3sg | hon gnegsk | 3pl | þau gnagask | 3sg | hon gnagisk | 3pl | þau gnagisk |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek gnógumk | 1pl | vér gnógumk | 1sg | ek gnœgumk | 1pl | vér gnœgimk |
2sg | þú gnózk | 2pl | þér gnóguzk | 2sg | þú gnœgisk | 2pl | þér gnœgizk |
3sg | hon gnósk | 3pl | þau gnógusk | 3sg | hon gnœgisk | 3pl | þau gnœgisk |
past participle | n. | gnagizk | |||||
imperative | 2sg | gnagsk | 1pl | gnǫgumk | 2pl | gnagizk |
PG *gnaganą, OE gnagan VI, ME gnauen, weak MnE gnaw, Dutch, German knagen. Variant naga. The verb is almost exclusively found as class 2 weak (gnagaði, gnagaðr), with only the present singular and past participle exceptionally found strong. The present subjunctive, plural indicative, and plural imperative systems of the strong and weak verbs coincide.
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