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Old English · verb

ahon

Normalised āhōn

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /ɑːˈxoːn/
[ɑːˈhoːn]
Syllables: ɑː · ˈxoːn (2 syllables)
Modern English: suspend crucify hang

Meaning

to hang, suspend, hang on the gallows or cross, crucify

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahon
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	āhō	āhēng
2nd singular	āhēhst	āhēnge
3rd singular	āhēhþ	āhēng
Plural	āhōþ	āhēngon
Subjunctive
Singular	āhō	āhēnge
Plural	āhōn	āhēngen

Non-finite forms of ahon
	Form
Infinitive	āhōn
Inflected infinitive	āhōnne
Imperative singular	āhōh
Imperative plural	āhōþ
Present participle	āhōnde
Past participle	āhangen

All forms (13)

āhō
āhēng
āhēhst
āhēnge
āhēhþ
āhōþ
āhēngon
āhōn
āhēngen
āhōnne
āhōh
āhōnde
āhangen

Etymology

From ā- + hōn. Cognate with Gothic (ushahan).

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