Nominal Forms
Infinitive: nîgen
Past Participle: genîgen
Present participle: nîgende
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| ich | nîge |
| du | nîgest |
| ër | nîget |
| wir | nîgen |
| ir | nîget |
| sie | nîgent |
Past
| ich | neig |
| du | nige |
| ër | neig |
| wir | nigen |
| ir | niget |
| sie | nigen |
Subjunctive
Present
| ich | nîge |
| du | nîgest |
| ër | nîget |
| wir | nîgen |
| ir | nîget |
| sie | nîgen |
Past
| ich | neige |
| du | nigest |
| ër | neige |
| wir | nigen |
| ir | niget |
| sie | nigen |
Etymology
Verbs conjugated like 'nîgen'
berînen,
blîben,
blîchen,
brîsen,
bîʒen,
flîʒen,
gelîchen,
glîten,
grîfen,
klîben,
nîgen,
pfîfen,
rîben,
rîten,
rîʒen,
schrîben,
schrîten,
schîben,
schînen,
slîchen, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'nîgen'
nagen,
nîden,
sîgen,
bâgen,
bîʒen,
dîhen,
îlen,
legen,
lîden,
ligen,
Nibelungen Lied References
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(Nibelungenlied 64a:1) des neic ir mit zühten. der vile küene man. Then bowed the youthful Siegfried / the royal dame before,
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(Nibelungenlied 105a:3) des begunde in nîgen. der vile küene man. Thereat in turn the stranger / in reverence bowed low,
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(Nibelungenlied 1307a:4) der rede neic im Kriemhilt. daz ir ez der helt sô wole erbôt. Low bowing thanked him Kriemhild, / as verily might be his meed.
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(Nibelungenlied 2413a:1) vore vröuweden neic dem recken. daz Ètzeln wîp. For joy before Sir Dietrich / bent royal Etzel's wife:
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(Nibelungenlied 2422a:1) er sprach ich solte iu nîgen. vile edel swester mîn. He spake: "Then might I thank thee, / sister of high degree,