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Old English · verb

onegan

Normalised onēġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/onˈeː.jɑn/
Syllables
on · ˈeː · jɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
reflexivepronoun

Meaning

  1. to fear (often with dative reflexive pronoun)

Conjugation

Conjugation of onegan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular onēġeonēġde
2nd singular onēġestonēġstonēġdest
3rd singular onēġeþonēġþonēġde
Plural onēġaþonēġdon
Subjunctive
Singular onēġeonēġde
Plural onēġenonēġden
Non-finite forms of onegan
Form
Infinitive onēġan
Inflected infinitive onēġenne
Imperative singular onēġ
Imperative plural onēġaþ
Present participle onēġende
Past participle onēġed

All forms (16)

Etymology

Equivalent to on- + *ēgan, from Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną

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