Hnīgan

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hnīgan

Add: I. to bend from an upright position :-- Hnāg ic (the cross) þām secgum tō handa, Kr. 59. Āsitte hē þonne ūplang, hnīge þonne ford, Lch. iii. 2, 12. I a. to bend in reverence, make obeisance :-- Heó hnāh ādūne tō Sebastianes fōtum, Hml. S. 5, 92. Tō dām ædelan hnigan him sanctas, Sat. 240. Hī feóllan on foldan, and tō fōtum hnigon, 533. II. to sink to a lower position, Rä. 4, 63: Sat. 375 (in Dict.). See next word. hnigan