active voice | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek hníg | 1pl | vér hnígum | 1sg | ek hníga | 1pl | vér hnígim |
2sg | þú hnígr | 2pl | þér hnígið | 2sg | þú hnígir | 2pl | þér hnígið |
3sg | hon hnígr | 3pl | þau hníga | 3sg | hon hnígi | 3pl | þau hnígi |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek hneig | 1pl | vér hnigum | 1sg | ek hniga | 1pl | vér hnigim |
2sg | þú hneigt | 2pl | þér hniguð | 2sg | þú hnigir | 2pl | þér hnigið |
3sg | hon hneig | 3pl | þau hnigu | 3sg | hon hnigi | 3pl | þau hnigi |
preterite infinitive | hnigu | ||||||
past participle | f. | hnigin | m. | hniginn | n. | hnigit | |
imperative | 2sg | hníg | 1pl | hnígum | 2pl | hnígið |
PG *hnīgwaną, OE hnīgan I, Dutch neigen, weak German neigen; further Latin cōnīvēre “close one’s eyes.” The causative is hneigja 1 “bow.” Earlier preterite singular forms hnég, hnég, 2sg hnétt.
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