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HNIG
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Origin and Meaning
Old Norse
hnīga = 'to bow down', 'to give way', 'to give in'; 'to limp', 'to fall'; 'to turn', 'to pace', 'to run' [1]
hníga = 'to bow down' [2]
hnīga = 'to bow down' [3]
Gothic
hnaiws = 'low', 'humble' [2]
hnaiwan = 'to bow down' [3]
Old High German
hnīgan = 'to bow down', 'to give way', 'to give in'; 'to limp', 'to fall'; 'to turn', 'to pace', 'to run' [1]
hnīgan = 'to bow down' [3]
Old Saxon
hnīgan = 'to bow down', 'to give way', 'to give in'; 'to limp', 'to fall'; 'to turn', 'to pace', 'to run' [1]
hnīgan = 'to bow down' [3]
Old Frisian
hnīga = 'to bow down', 'to give way', 'to give in'; 'to limp', 'to fall'; 'to turn', 'to pace', 'to run' [1]
hnīga = 'to bow down' [3]
Old English
hnīgan = 'to bow down', 'to give way', 'to give in'; 'to limp', 'to fall'; 'to turn', 'to pace', 'to run' [1]
hnīgan = 'to bow down' [3]
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| U | see ÓhnæigR |