nihstig
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier *nihwistiġ, from *nih- (perhaps from Proto-Germanic *nehw) + *wistiġ (“supping, dining”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnix.stij/, [ˈniç.stij]
Adjective
nihstiġ
- not partaking, abstaining, fasting
- sober
Declension
Declension of nihstiġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nihstiġ | nihstiġu, nihstġu, nihstiġo, nihstġo | nihstiġ |
| Accusative | nihstiġne | nihstiġe, nihstġe | nihstiġ |
| Genitive | nihstiġes, nihstġes | nihstiġre | nihstiġes, nihstġes |
| Dative | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġre | nihstiġum, nihstġum |
| Instrumental | nihstiġe, nihstġe | nihstiġre | nihstiġe, nihstġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | nihstiġe, nihstġe | nihstiġa, nihstġa, nihstiġe, nihstġe | nihstiġu, nihstġu, nihstiġo, nihstġo |
| Accusative | nihstiġe, nihstġe | nihstiġa, nihstġa, nihstiġe, nihstġe | nihstiġu, nihstġu, nihstiġo, nihstġo |
| Genitive | nihstiġra | nihstiġra | nihstiġra |
| Dative | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġum, nihstġum |
| Instrumental | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġum, nihstġum |
Declension of nihstiġ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nihstiġa, nihstġa | nihstiġe, nihstġe | nihstiġe, nihstġe |
| Accusative | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġe, nihstġe |
| Genitive | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan |
| Dative | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan |
| Instrumental | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan |
| Accusative | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan | nihstiġan, nihstġan |
| Genitive | nihstiġra, nihstiġena, nihstġena | nihstiġra, nihstiġena, nihstġena | nihstiġra, nihstiġena, nihstġena |
| Dative | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġum, nihstġum |
| Instrumental | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġum, nihstġum | nihstiġum, nihstġum |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: nihstiȝ