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Old English · verb

hnægan

Normalised hnǣġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxnæː.jɑn/
[ˈn̥æː.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈxnæː · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
neigh

hnægan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to neigh

    Þā sē ridda cōm his hors sadolian, þā hnǣġde hit blīðelīċe.

    When the rider came to saddle his horse, it neighed happily.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hnægan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hnǣġehnǣġde
2nd singular hnǣġesthnǣġsthnǣġdest
3rd singular hnǣġeþhnǣġþhnǣġde
Plural hnǣġaþhnǣġdon
Subjunctive
Singular hnǣġehnǣġde
Plural hnǣġenhnǣġden
Non-finite forms of hnægan
Form
Infinitive hnǣġan
Inflected infinitive hnǣġenne
Imperative singular hnǣġ
Imperative plural hnǣġaþ
Present participle hnǣġende
Past participle hnǣġedġehnǣġed

hnægan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to humble; to bring low or cause to bow (of an enemy)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hnægan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hnǣġehnǣġde
2nd singular hnǣġesthnǣġsthnǣġdest
3rd singular hnǣġeþhnǣġþhnǣġde
Plural hnǣġaþhnǣġdon
Subjunctive
Singular hnǣġehnǣġde
Plural hnǣġenhnǣġden
Non-finite forms of hnægan
Form
Infinitive hnǣġan
Inflected infinitive hnǣġenne
Imperative singular hnǣġ
Imperative plural hnǣġaþ
Present participle hnǣġende
Past participle hnǣġedġehnǣġed

All forms (17)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with Old Saxon tōhnēgian (“to neigh at”), Old Norse hneggja, gneggja (“to neigh”).

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hnaigijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną (“to humble”), the causative of *hnīganą (Old English hnīgan).

Descendants

neigh

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