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Old English · verb

nægan

Normalised nǣgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈnæː.ɡɑn/
[ˈnæː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈnæː · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
accost

Meaning

  1. to address, accost, speak to

    Ongan ðā lēoflīc wīf weras Ebrēa wordum negan Then began the dear woman the Hebrew men

    with words to address

    8th century (est), Cynewulf, Elene

Conjugation

Conjugation of nægan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular nǣgenǣgde
2nd singular nǣgestnǣgstnǣgdest
3rd singular nǣgeþnǣgþnǣgde
Plural nǣgaþnǣgdon
Subjunctive
Singular nǣgenǣgde
Plural nǣgennǣgden
Non-finite forms of nægan
Form
Infinitive nǣgan
Inflected infinitive nǣgenne
Imperative singular nǣgnǣh
Imperative plural nǣgaþ
Present participle nǣgende
Past participle nǣgedġenǣged

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nāhwijan.

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