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Old English · verb

ahnigan

Normalised āhnīgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ɑːˈxniː.ɡɑn/
[ɑːˈn̥iː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈxniː · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
lie downbow down

Meaning

  1. to bow down

  2. to humble

  3. to lie down, fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahnigan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āhnīgeāhnāgāhnāh
2nd singular āhnīġstāhnige
3rd singular āhnīġþāhnāgāhnāh
Plural āhnīgaþāhnigon
Subjunctive
Singular āhnīgeāhnige
Plural āhnīgenāhnigen
Non-finite forms of ahnigan
Form
Infinitive āhnīgan
Inflected infinitive āhnīgenne
Imperative singular āhnīġ
Imperative plural āhnīgaþ
Present participle āhnīgende
Past participle āhniġen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From ā- + hnīgan (“to bow”).

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