cnyssan

Old English

Alternative forms

cnysan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknys.sɑn/

Verb

cnyssan

to press, trouble
(literal or figurative) to toss
(literal or figurative) to strike, dash, beat
to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnyssan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	cnyssan	cnyssenne
first person singular	cnysse	cnysede
second person singular	cnysest	cnysedest
third person singular	cnyseþ	cnysede
plural	cnyssaþ	cnysedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cnysse	cnysede
plural	cnyssen	cnyseden
imperative
singular	cnyse
plural	cnyssaþ
participle	present	past
	cnyssende	(ġe)cnysed

Derived terms

cnyssung f (“a striking or stroke”)
oncnyssan
tōcnyssan
ācnyssan (“to drive away”)
ġecnyssan

Related terms

cnossian (“to beat or strike”)
cnyss f (“a pulse”)
ġecnos n (“a collision”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “CNYSSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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