aginnan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀginnan, from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną. Equivalent to ā- (“indicates the start of an action”) +‎ *ginnan (“to begin”)

Verb

āginnan

1. to begin

   Synonym: biginnan

   • c. 1100 CE, Hebban olla vogala:

     Hebban olla uogala nestas hagunnan hinase hic enda thu uuat unbidan uue nu

     All birds have begun nests, except for me and you, what are we waiting for now?

Inflection

Conjugation of āginnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	āginnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	āginno, āginnon	āgan
2nd person singular	āginnis, āginnist	āgunni, āgunnis
3rd person singular	āginnit	āgan
1st person plural	āginnon	āgunnun
2nd person plural	āginnet	āgunnut
3rd person plural	āginnont	āgunnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	āginne	āgunni
2nd person singular	āginnes, āginnest	āgunni, āgunnis
3rd person singular	āginne	āgunni
1st person plural	āginnen	āgunnin
2nd person plural	āginnet	āgunnit
3rd person plural	āginnen	āgunnin
imperative	present
singular	āgin
plural	āginnet
participle	present	past
	āginnandi	āgunnan

Further reading

• “āginnan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012