Participles
| Present | gnīdende |
| Past | (ġe)gniden |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | gnīde |
| 2nd sing. | gnītst |
| 3rd sing. | gnītt; gnīt |
| 1st plur. | gnīdaþ |
| 2nd plur. | gnīdaþ |
| 3rd plur. | gnīdaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | gnād |
| 2nd sing. | gnide |
| 3rd sing. | gnād |
| 1st plur. | gnidon |
| 2nd plur. | gnidon |
| 3rd plur. | gnidon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | gnīde |
| 2nd sing. | gnīde |
| 3rd sing. | gnīde |
| 1st plur. | gnīden |
| 2nd plur. | gnīden |
| 3rd plur. | gnīden |
Past
| 1st sing. | gnide |
| 2nd sing. | gnide |
| 3rd sing. | gnide |
| 1st plur. | gniden |
| 2nd plur. | gniden |
| 3rd plur. | gniden |
Imperative
| Singular | gnīd |
| Plural | gnīdaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'gnidan'
gnidan,
Verbs similar to 'gnidan'
glidan,
abidan,
agnian,
animan,
bidan,
cidan,
cnedan,
ganian,
gebidan,
gecidan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną. See: Proto-Germanic '
*gnīdaną'.
Verbs referencing "gnidan"
Proto-Slavic
gnětiti.
Sample Sentences
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Monastic sign language guide
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Þonne þū sāpan habban wille, þonne gnīd þū þīne handa tōgædere. (When you want soap, rub your hands together.)
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c. 993, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
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Nim ānne sticcan and gnīd tō sumum þinge, hit hātaþ þǣr ryhte of þām fȳre þe him on lutaþ. (Take a stick and rub it against something, and it will heat up immediately from the fire lurking inside it.)
Cognates
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