𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽

𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nēhwijaną. By surface analysis, 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “near, close”) +‎ -𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-jan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːʍjan/

Verb

𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (nēƕjan)

1. to approach

Conjugation

Only attested in the masculine nominative plural of the present participle.

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 nēƕjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰 nēƕja	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌰 nēƕida	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 nēƕjada
2nd singular	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍃 nēƕeis	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 nēƕidēs	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 nēƕjaza
3rd singular	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌸 nēƕeiþ	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌰 nēƕida	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 nēƕjada
1st dual	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐍉𐍃 nēƕjōs	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 nēƕidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 nēƕjats	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 nēƕidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌼 nēƕjam	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 nēƕidēdum	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 nēƕjanda
2nd plural	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌸 nēƕeiþ	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 nēƕidēduþ	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 nēƕjanda
3rd plural	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 nēƕjand	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 nēƕidēdun	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 nēƕjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌿 nēƕjau	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 nēƕidēdjau	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 nēƕjaidau
2nd singular	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 nēƕjais	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 nēƕidēdeis	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 nēƕjaizau
3rd singular	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹 nēƕjai	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 nēƕidēdi	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 nēƕjaidau
1st dual	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 nēƕjaiwa	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 nēƕidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 nēƕjaits	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 nēƕidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 nēƕjaima	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 nēƕidēdeima	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 nēƕjaindau
2nd plural	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 nēƕjaiþ	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 nēƕidēdeiþ	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 nēƕjaindau
3rd plural	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 nēƕjaina	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 nēƕidēdeina	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 nēƕjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌴𐌹 nēƕei
3rd singular	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 nēƕjadau
2nd dual	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 nēƕjats
2nd plural	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌸 nēƕeiþ
3rd plural	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 nēƕjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 nēƕjands	𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌹𐌸𐍃 nēƕiþs

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐍄𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (atnēƕjan)
• 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰 (nēƕundja)