gnide
See also: Gnide and gnidę
English
Etymology
From Middle English gniden, from Old English gnīdan (“to rub, grind together, crumble”), from Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną (“to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneydʰ-, *gʰneyd- (“to gnaw, chew, scratch, rub”). Cognate with Danish gnide (“to rub”), Swedish gnida (“to rub, scrape”), Icelandic gníða (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: nīd, IPA(key): /naɪd/
- Rhymes: -aɪd
- Homophone: nide
Verb
gnide (third-person singular simple present gnides, present participle gniding, simple past gnode or gnided or gnidded, past participle gnidden or gnided or gnidded)
- (transitive, obsolete) To rub (usually with or between the hands); bruise; crush; pound; break in pieces; rub out.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To crumble away.
Derived terms
- forgnide
Related terms
- gnidge, knidge
- gnod
Anagrams
- Edgin, deign, digne, dinge, nidge
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gniða, from Middle Low German gnīden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡniːðɘ/, [ˈɡ̊niːðɘ], [ˈɡ̊niːð̩]
Verb
gnide (imperative gnid, infinitive at gnide, present tense gnider, past tense gned, perfect tense er/har gnedet)
- rub
- chafe