hnæcan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === nǣċan, knǣċan, nǣtan === Etymology === Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of *hnǣtan, the original form of nǣtan (“to trample upon, crush, subdue”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnaitijaną (“to revile”). Compare Old Norse hneita (“to insult, beat, overcome”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxnæː.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈn̥æː.t͡ʃɑn] === Verb === hnǣċan to crush, destroy ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġehnǣċan