neyða 1 (long stem) “force, coerce”

less common

transitive (acc)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek neyði 1pl vér neyðum 1sg ek neyða 1pl vér neyðim
2sg þú neyðir 2pl þér neyðið 2sg þú neyðir 2pl þér neyðið
3sg hon neyðir 3pl þau neyða 3sg hon neyði 3pl þau neyði
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek neydda 1pl vér neyddum 1sg ek neydda 1pl vér neyddim
2sg þú neyddir 2pl þér neydduð 2sg þú neyddir 2pl þér neyddið
3sg hon neyddi 3pl þau neyddu 3sg hon neyddi 3pl þau neyddi
preterite infinitive neyddu
past participle f. neydd m. neyddr n. neytt
imperative 2sg neyð 1pl neyðum 2pl neyðið
middle voice: neyðask (rare)
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek neyðumk 1pl vér neyðumk 1sg ek neyðumk 1pl vér neyðimk
2sg þú neyðisk 2pl þér neyðizk 2sg þú neyðisk 2pl þér neyðizk
3sg hon neyðisk 3pl þau neyðask 3sg hon neyðisk 3pl þau neyðisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek neyddumk 1pl vér neyddumk 1sg ek neyddumk 1pl vér neyddimk
2sg þú neyddisk 2pl þér neydduzk 2sg þú neyddisk 2pl þér neyddizk
3sg hon neyddisk 3pl þau neyddusk 3sg hon neyddisk 3pl þau neyddisk
past participle n. neyzk
imperative 2sg neyzk 1pl neyðumk 2pl neyðizk

PG *naudijaną, OE nȳdan 1 “force; urge,” nēadian 2 “force; constrain,” ME nēden “be necessary; need, require,” MnE need, archaic German nöten “compel.” Derived from the noun PG *naudiz, ON nauð(r) (ᚾ), OE nȳd [ᚾ] “necessity,” ME nēde, MnE need, Dutch nood, German Not. The ON verb nauðga 2 was derived from the same root by way of the adjective nauðigr “coerced.”

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