fægnian

Old English

Alternative forms

• fagenian, fagnian, fahnian, fæġenian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faginōn (“to be glad, rejoice; to make glad, gladden”), from Proto-Germanic *faganōną (“to be glad, rejoice”), from *faganaz (“glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“joyful; pretty”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæj.ni.ɑn/

Verb

fæġnian

1. to be glad; celebrate; rejoice
2. to be delighted with; applaud
3. to wish for

Conjugation

Conjugation of fæġnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	fæġnian	fæġnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fæġniġe	fæġnode
second person singular	fæġnast	fæġnodest
third person singular	fæġnaþ	fæġnode
plural	fæġniaþ	fæġnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fæġniġe	fæġnode
plural	fæġniġen	fæġnoden
imperative
singular	fæġna
plural	fæġniaþ
participle	present	past
	fæġniende	(ġe)fæġnod

Derived terms

• ġefæġnian
• onfæġnian

Related terms

• fæġen
• fæġer

Descendants

• > Middle English: fagnen, fawnen (inherited) (through the variant form fagnian)
  • > English: fawn (inherited)
• > Middle English: fainen (inherited)
  • > English: fain (inherited)