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> hn
ǣ
ġan
V
To cause to bow, bring low, humble, humiliate
Source:
Ringe 2014
:209,
https://bosworthtoller.com/19346
originates from
PNWGmc
*hnaigijaną
"to lower, to cause to bow" (hnaigijaną
>
hnaigijan
>
hnaigjan
>
hnāgjan
>
hnāġjan
>
hnǣġjan
>
hnǣġan) through pnwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:209)
PGmc
*hnaigjan-
"make bow (down)" (hnaigjan-
>
hnāgjan
>
hnāġjan
>
hnǣġjan
>
hnǣġan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:233)
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