Participles
| Present | nīpende |
| Past | (ġe)nipen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | nīpe |
| 2nd sing. | nīpst |
| 3rd sing. | nīpþ |
| 1st plur. | nīpaþ |
| 2nd plur. | nīpaþ |
| 3rd plur. | nīpaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | nāp |
| 2nd sing. | nipe |
| 3rd sing. | nāp |
| 1st plur. | nipon |
| 2nd plur. | nipon |
| 3rd plur. | nipon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | nīpe |
| 2nd sing. | nīpe |
| 3rd sing. | nīpe |
| 1st plur. | nīpen |
| 2nd plur. | nīpen |
| 3rd plur. | nīpen |
Past
| 1st sing. | nipe |
| 2nd sing. | nipe |
| 3rd sing. | nipe |
| 1st plur. | nipen |
| 2nd plur. | nipen |
| 3rd plur. | nipen |
Verbs conjugated like 'nipan'
nipan,
Verbs similar to 'nipan'
niman,
nitan,
ripan,
animan,
bidan,
bigan,
bitan,
cepan,
cidan,
ciepan,
Etymology
Uncertain. Has been connected with Lithuanian niáukti (“to become overcast, gloomy”), via a hypothetical English pre-form *(kʷ)niaukʷ-; however, this is rather ad hoc.
Sample Sentences
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nīpeð nihtsċūa, · norþan onsendeð
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hrēo hæġlfare · hæleþum on andan. (night-shade darkens, sends from the north
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a heartless hail-march to the men in wrath.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
Cognates
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