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Old English · verb

lengan

Normalised lenġan

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

Meaning

  1. to make or become long; extend, lengthen

  2. to protract, delay

  3. to pertain, belong

Conjugation

Conjugation of lengan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lenġelengde
2nd singular lenġestlengstlengdest
3rd singular lenġeþlengþlengde
Plural lenġaþlengdon
Subjunctive
Singular lenġelengde
Plural lenġenlengden
Non-finite forms of lengan
Form
Infinitive lenġan
Inflected infinitive lenġenne
Imperative singular lenġ
Imperative plural lenġaþ
Present participle lenġende
Past participle lenġedġelenġed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *langijan, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Equivalent to lang + -an. Cognate with Old Norse lengja.

Descendants

linge

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