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Old English · verb

næglan

Normalised næġlan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈnæj.lɑn/
Syllables
ˈnæj · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
nail

Meaning

  1. to nail

Conjugation

Conjugation of næglan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular næġlenæġldenæġlede
2nd singular næġlestnæġldestnæġledest
3rd singular næġleþnæġldenæġlede
Plural næġlaþnæġldonnæġledon
Subjunctive
Singular næġlenæġldenæġlede
Plural næġlennæġldennæġleden
Non-finite forms of næglan
Form
Infinitive næġlan
Inflected infinitive næġlenne
Imperative singular næġle
Imperative plural næġlaþ
Present participle næġlende
Past participle næġledġenæġled

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naglijan, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną. Equivalent to næġl + -an.

Descendants

nail

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