Old English · verb
gehnægan
Normalised ġehnǣġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈxnæː.jɑn/[jeˈn̥æː.jɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈxnæː · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- subdue
Meaning
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to bend down, humble, cast down, subdue
Blǣd is ġehnǣġed; eorþan indryhto ealdað ond sēarað, swā nū monna ġehwylċ ġeond middanġeard.
Glory has bowed down, Earth’s honor grows older and withers, like any of men over the world now.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġehnǣġe | ġehnǣġde |
| 2nd singular | ġehnǣġestġehnǣġst | ġehnǣġdest |
| 3rd singular | ġehnǣġeþġehnǣġþ | ġehnǣġde |
| Plural | ġehnǣġaþ | ġehnǣġdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġehnǣġe | ġehnǣġde |
| Plural | ġehnǣġen | ġehnǣġden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġehnǣġan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġehnǣġenne |
| Imperative singular | ġehnǣġ |
| Imperative plural | ġehnǣġaþ |
| Present participle | ġehnǣġende |
| Past participle | ġehnǣġed |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From ġe- + hnǣġan (“humble”).
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