hegian
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, heċġ (“fence”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]hegian
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of hegian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | hegian | hegienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hegiġe | hegode |
| second person singular | hegast | hegodest |
| third person singular | hegaþ | hegode |
| plural | hegiaþ | hegodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hegiġe | hegode |
| plural | hegiġen | hegoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hega | |
| plural | hegiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hegiende | (ġe)hegod | |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hegian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.