- hnipian
- wv/i2 to bow down; bow the head, look gloomy
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Nap — (n[a^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped} (n[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Napping} (n[a^]p p[i^]ng).] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one s self, Icel. hnipna, hn[=i]pa, to droop.] 1. To have a short… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Napped — Nap Nap (n[a^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped} (n[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Napping} (n[a^]p p[i^]ng).] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one s self, Icel. hnipna, hn[=i]pa, to droop.] 1. To have a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Napping — Nap Nap (n[a^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped} (n[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Napping} (n[a^]p p[i^]ng).] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one s self, Icel. hnipna, hn[=i]pa, to droop.] 1. To have a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neap — (n[=e]p), a. [As. n[=e]pfl[=o]d neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline.] Low. [1913 Webster] {Neap tides}, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; opposed to {spring tides}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neap tides — Neap Neap (n[=e]p), a. [As. n[=e]pfl[=o]d neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline.] Low. [1913 Webster] {Neap tides}, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; opposed to {spring tides}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
