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Old English · verb

aginnan

Normalised āġinnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ɑːˈjin.nɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈjin · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
undertake

Meaning

  1. to begin, undertake, found

  2. to act, proceed

  3. to delay

Conjugation

Conjugation of aginnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āġinneāgann
2nd singular āġinstāgunne
3rd singular āġinþāgann
Plural āġinnaþāgunnon
Subjunctive
Singular āġinneāgunne
Plural āġinnenāgunnen
Non-finite forms of aginnan
Form
Infinitive āġinnan
Inflected infinitive āġinnenne
Imperative singular āġinn
Imperative plural āġinnaþ
Present participle āġinnende
Past participle āgunnen

All forms (13)

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- + *ġinnan.

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