Old English · verb
nagan
Normalised nāgan
- Part of speech
- verb
- IPA
- /ˈnɑː.ɡɑn/[ˈnɑː.ɣɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈnɑː · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- possess
Meaning
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to not possess
Se feorða leahtor is ira þæt is on englisc weamodnyss. Seo deð þæt se man nah his modes ġeweald and macað manslihtas and mycele yfelu.
The fourth sin is Ira, that is in English, Anger; it causeth that a man have no power over his mind, and bringeth about manslaughters and many evils.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
Conjugation
All forms (14)
Etymology
Contraction of ne + āgan.
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