Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | abnijō |
| 2nd sing. | abnīsi |
| 3rd sing. | abnīþi |
| 1st dual | abnijōs |
| 2nd dual | abnijaþiz |
| 1st plur. | abnijamaz |
| 2nd plur. | abnīþ |
| 3rd plur. | abnijanþi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | abnidǭ |
| 2nd sing. | abnidēz |
| 3rd sing. | abnidē |
| 1st dual | abnidēdū |
| 2nd dual | abnidēdudiz |
| 1st plur. | abnidēdum |
| 2nd plur. | abnidēdud |
| 3rd plur. | abnidēdun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | abnijaų |
| 2nd sing. | abnijais |
| 3rd sing. | abnijai |
| 1st dual | abnijaiw |
| 2nd dual | abnijaiþiz |
| 1st plur. | abnijaim |
| 2nd plur. | abnijaiþ |
| 3rd plur. | abnijain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | abnidēdį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | abnidēdīz |
| 3rd sing. | abnidēdī |
| 1st dual | abnidēdīw |
| 2nd dual | abnidēdīdiz |
| 1st plur. | abnidēdīm |
| 2nd plur. | abnidēdīd |
| 3rd plur. | abnidēdīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | abnī |
| 3rd sing. | abnijaþau |
| 2nd dual | abnijaþiz |
| 2nd plur. | abnīþ |
| 3rd plur. | abnijanþau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | abnijai |
| 2nd sing. | abnijasai |
| 3rd sing. | abnijaþai |
| 1st plur. | abnijanþai |
| 2nd plur. | abnijanþai |
| 3rd plur. | abnijanþai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | abnijaisau |
| 3rd sing. | abnijaiþau |
| 1st plur. | abnijainþau |
| 2nd plur. | abnijainþau |
| 3rd plur. | abnijainþau |
Participles
| Present | abnijandz |
| Past | abnidaz |
Etymology
Generally derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op-, *h₃ep- (“to work; the result of work, income, wealth”) (which Kroonen gives as *h₂ep-), and compared with Sanskrit अप्नस् (ápnas, “possession, work”), Ancient Greek ἄφνος (áphnos, “riches, wealth”), as well as Latin ops (“help”), Lithuanian apstus (“rich, plentiful, abundant”). Kroonen is skeptical, and prefers an internal derivation from Proto-Germanic *ab (“from, off”) + a suffix *-nijaną also seen in *darknijaną (“to soil”) (whence Old High German terhcinen (“to obscure, soil, defile”)).
Verbs referencing "abnijaną"
Old English
æfnan, Swedish
ämna, Danish
evne, Icelandic
efna.
Cognates
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