Old English · adjective
ange
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈɑn.ɡe/[ˈɑŋ.ɡe]
- Syllables
- ˈɑn · ɡe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- agnailsadlyconfinedtightanxiouslynarrowhangnailvexed
ange1 · adjective
Senses
-
narrow, confined, tight
Ufan hit is enge
It is narrow above
-
vexed, troubled, anxious, sorrowful
Ðā wæs ðām cynge swīðe ange on his mōde
Then the king was very troubled in his mind
-
painful, grievous, cruel
Sē enga dēað
The cruel death
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ange | anguango | ange |
| Accusative | angne | ange | ange |
| Genitive | anges | angre | anges |
| Dative | angum | angre | angum |
| Instrumental | ange | angre | ange |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ange | angaange | anguango |
| Accusative | ange | angaange | anguango |
| Genitive | angra | angra | angra |
| Dative | angum | angum | angum |
| Instrumental | angum | angum | angum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | anga | ange | ange |
| Accusative | angan | angan | ange |
| Genitive | angan | angan | angan |
| Dative | angan | angan | angan |
| Instrumental | angan | angan | angan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | angan | angan | angan |
| Accusative | angan | angan | angan |
| Genitive | angraangena | angraangena | angraangena |
| Dative | angum | angum | angum |
| Instrumental | angum | angum | angum |
ange2 · adverb
Senses
-
sadly, anxiously
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic *anguz.
Descendants
agnail, hangnail
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