hnægan
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *hnaigijan, a variant of *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with Old Saxon tōhnēgian (“to neigh at”), Old Norse hneggja, gneggja (“to neigh”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]hnǣġan
- to neigh
- Þā sē ridda cōm his hors sadolian, þā hnǣġde hit blīðelīċe.
- When the rider came to saddle his horse, it neighed happily.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of hnǣġan (weak class 1)
infinitive | hnǣġan | hnǣġenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hnǣġe | hnǣġde |
second person singular | hnǣġest, hnǣġst | hnǣġdest |
third person singular | hnǣġeþ, hnǣġþ | hnǣġde |
plural | hnǣġaþ | hnǣġdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hnǣġe | hnǣġde |
plural | hnǣġen | hnǣġden |
imperative | ||
singular | hnǣġ | |
plural | hnǣġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
hnǣġende | (ġe)hnǣġed |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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