Participles
| Present | onhnīgende |
| Past | onhniġen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | onhnīge |
| 2nd sing. | onhnīġst |
| 3rd sing. | onhnīġþ |
| 1st plur. | onhnīgaþ |
| 2nd plur. | onhnīgaþ |
| 3rd plur. | onhnīgaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | onhnāg; onhnāh |
| 2nd sing. | onhnige |
| 3rd sing. | onhnāg; onhnāh |
| 1st plur. | onhnigon |
| 2nd plur. | onhnigon |
| 3rd plur. | onhnigon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | onhnīge |
| 2nd sing. | onhnīge |
| 3rd sing. | onhnīge |
| 1st plur. | onhnīgen |
| 2nd plur. | onhnīgen |
| 3rd plur. | onhnīgen |
Past
| 1st sing. | onhnige |
| 2nd sing. | onhnige |
| 3rd sing. | onhnige |
| 1st plur. | onhnigen |
| 2nd plur. | onhnigen |
| 3rd plur. | onhnigen |
Imperative
| Singular | onhnīġ |
| Plural | onhnīgaþ |
Verbs similar to 'onhnigan'
hnigan,
onhycgan,
onhyrgan,
bysnigan,
hnægan,
hnigian,
hnitan,
innian,
ofstigan,
onbidan,
Etymology
From on- + hnīgan (“to bow”).
Sample Sentences
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Þonne iċ mec onhebbe ond hī onhnīgaþ tō mē, moniġe mid miltse, þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse. (When I raise myself up and they bow down to me, many with mercy, then I shall increase rising of happiness for men.) [10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:]
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