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Old English · verb

glengan

Normalised glenġan

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

Meaning

  1. to adorn with material ornaments; decorate

  2. to be an ornament to; be becoming to

  3. to arrange gracefully

Conjugation

Conjugation of glengan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular glenġeglengde
2nd singular glenġestglengstglengdest
3rd singular glenġeþglengþglengde
Plural glenġaþglengdon
Subjunctive
Singular glenġeglengde
Plural glenġenglengden
Non-finite forms of glengan
Form
Infinitive glenġan
Inflected infinitive glenġenne
Imperative singular glenġ
Imperative plural glenġaþ
Present participle glenġende
Past participle glenġedġeglenġed

All forms (17)

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to clenġan (“to adhere; stick to; cling to; hang; exhilarate”). Alternatively, perhaps related to Middle Low German lenge (“rope, band, strap”), Old Norse lengja (“strap, thong, sling, belt”).

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