cnyssan
Old English
Alternative forms
- cnysan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈknyssɑn/
Verb
cnyssan
- to press, trouble
- (literally or figuratively) to toss
- (literally or figuratively) to strike, dash, beat
- to overcome
Conjugation
Conjugation of cnyssan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | cnyssan | tō cnyssenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | cnysse | cnyssde |
| 2nd-person singular | cnyssest | cnyssdest |
| 3rd-person singular | cnysseþ | cnyssde |
| plural | cnyssaþ | cnyssdon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | cnysse | cnyssde |
| plural | cnyssen | cnyssden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cnyss | |
| plural | cnyssaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cnyssende | (ġe)cnyssed | |
Derived terms
- ācnyssan (“to drive away”)
- cnyssung f (“a striking or stroke”)
- ġecnyssan
- oncnyssan
- tōcnyssan
Related terms
- cnossian (“to beat or strike”)
- cnyss f (“a pulse”)
- ġecnos n (“a collision”)
Further reading
- CNYSSAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary