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Old English · verb

halgian

Normalised hālgian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxɑːl.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈhɑːɫ.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxɑːl · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
hallow

Meaning

  1. to make holy; hallow

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13

    Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of halgian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hālgiġehālgode
2nd singular hālgasthālgodest
3rd singular hālgaþhālgode
Plural hālgiaþhālgodon
Subjunctive
Singular hālgiġehālgode
Plural hālgiġenhālgoden
Non-finite forms of halgian
Form
Infinitive hālgian
Inflected infinitive hālgienne
Imperative singular hālga
Imperative plural hālgiaþ
Present participle hālgiende
Past participle hālgodġehālgod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hailagōn, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Equivalent to hāliġ + -ian or hāl + -gian.

Descendants

hallow

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