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Old English · verb

clengan

Normalised clenġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈklen.jɑn/
[ˈklen.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ˈklen · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
exhilarate

Meaning

  1. to exhilarate

  2. to adhere, remain

Conjugation

Conjugation of clengan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular clenġeclengde
2nd singular clenġestclengstclengdest
3rd singular clenġeþclengþclengde
Plural clenġaþclengdon
Subjunctive
Singular clenġeclengde
Plural clenġenclengden
Non-finite forms of clengan
Form
Infinitive clenġan
Inflected infinitive clenġenne
Imperative singular clenġ
Imperative plural clenġaþ
Present participle clenġende
Past participle clenġedġeclenġed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą (“to stick; adhere”) (which became Old English clingan). Compare beclenċan.

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