Old English · verb

regnian

Normalised reġnian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈrej.ni.ɑn/
Syllables: ˈrej · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: rain

regnian1 · verb

Senses

to prepare, arrange, order

Conjugation

Conjugation of regnian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	reġniġe	reġnode
2nd singular	reġnast	reġnodest
3rd singular	reġnaþ	reġnode
Plural	reġniaþ	reġnodon
Subjunctive
Singular	reġniġe	reġnode
Plural	reġniġen	reġnoden

Non-finite forms of regnian
	Form
Infinitive	reġnian
Inflected infinitive	reġnienne
Imperative singular	reġna
Imperative plural	reġniaþ
Present participle	reġniende
Past participle	reġnod ġereġnod

regnian2 · verb

Senses

to rain

Conjugation

Conjugation of regnian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	reġniġe	reġnode
2nd singular	reġnast	reġnodest
3rd singular	reġnaþ	reġnode
Plural	reġniaþ	reġnodon
Subjunctive
Singular	reġniġe	reġnode
Plural	reġniġen	reġnoden

Non-finite forms of regnian
	Form
Infinitive	reġnian
Inflected infinitive	reġnienne
Imperative singular	reġna
Imperative plural	reġniaþ
Present participle	reġniende
Past participle	reġnod ġereġnod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raginōn, from Proto-Germanic *raginōną (“to counsel, advise”). See also reġn-, related to riht.

From Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną. Compare Old Norse regna, Swedish regna, Old High German reganōn, German regnen, Old Dutch *reganon, Dutch regenen, Old Saxon *reganōn, German Low German regen, Old Frisian reinia, West Frisian reine.

Descendants

rain

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