- hnigian
- see hnygelan--------\hnigian1 wv/i2 to bow down (the head)
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hnigian
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knei-gʷh-, knei-b- — knei gʷh , knei b English meaning: to incline, bend Deutsche Übersetzung: “neigen, sich biegen” Material: Lat. cōniveō, ē̆re, nīvī and nīxī ‘sich zusammenneigen, sich shut (claustra, lineae); esp. die Augen to press together, ein… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
connive — [kə nīv′] vi. connived, conniving [< L conivere, to wink, connive < com , intens. + base akin to nictare, to wink < IE base * knei gwh , to bend > Goth hneiwan, to bend, bow, OE hnigian, to bow (the head)] 1. to pretend not to see or… … English World dictionary
