• nitan,netan

Contraction ofne(“not”) +witan(“to know”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈny.tɑn/

nytan

1. to notknow, not be aware of
   • c. 995,Ælfric,Extracts on Grammar in English

     Nāt iċ hwǣr iċ finde mīne bōc.

     Idon't know where to find my book.

   • c. 990,Wessex Gospels,Matthew 20:22

     Ġitnyton hwæs ġit biddaþ.

     You twodon't know what you're asking for.

   • Matthew 21:27

     Þā andswarodon hīe and cwǣdon, "Wēnyton."

     Then they answered and said, "Wedon't know."

   • Matthew 26:70

     And hē wiþsōc beforan eallum and cwæþ, "Nāt iċ hwæt þū sæġst."

     And he denied it in front of everyone and said, "Idon't know what you're talking about."

   • c. 990,Wessex Gospels,Luke 23:34

     Fæder, forġief him, for þām hīe nyton hwæt hīe dōþ.

     Father, forgive them, because theydon't know what they're doing.

   • John 8:14

     Ġēnyton hwanon iċ cōm ne hwæder iċ gā.

     Youdon't know where I came from or where I'm going.

   • John 9:12

     Þā cwǣdon hīe tō him, "Hwǣr is hē?" Þā cwæþ hē, "Iċnāt."

     Then they said to him, "Where is he?" And he said, "Idon't know."

   • John 9:25

     Ġif hē synfull is, þæt iċnāt. Ān þing iċ wāt, þæt iċ wæs blind, and þæt iċ nū ġesēo.

     Whether he's a sinner, Idon't know. One thing I do know is, I was blind, and now I can see.

2. to notfeel a certain emotion

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