Old English · verb
onginnan
Normalised onġinnan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /onˈjin.nɑn/
- Syllables
- on · ˈjin · nɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- startbeginattempt
Meaning
-
to begin, start
Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
"The Wife's Lament" -
to attempt, try
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | onġinne | ongann |
| 2nd singular | onġinst | ongunne |
| 3rd singular | onġinþ | ongann |
| Plural | onġinnaþ | ongunnon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | onġinne | ongunne |
| Plural | onġinnen | ongunnen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | onġinnan |
| Inflected infinitive | onġinnenne |
| Imperative singular | onġinn |
| Imperative plural | onġinnaþ |
| Present participle | onġinnende |
| Past participle | ongunnen |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andaginnaną, equivalent to on- + *ginnan, found only with prefixes, from Proto-West Germanic simplex verb *ginnan, from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną (“to make an opening, begin”). Cognate with Old Saxon andginnan, Dutch ontginnen.
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