hnægung
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hnǣġung f
- neighing
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- Ġemenġedu stefn is þe biþ būtan andġiete, swelċ swā is hrīðera ġehlōw and horsa hnǣġung, hunda ġebeorc, trēowa brastlung, and swā forþ.
- A confused sound is a sound that has no meaning, such as cows mooing, horses neighing, dogs barking, trees rustling, and so on.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hnǣġung | — |
| accusative | hnǣġunge | — |
| genitive | hnǣġunge | — |
| dative | hnǣġunge | — |
Descendants
[edit]- English: neighing