Old English · adjective
regnig
Normalised reġniġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈrej.nij/
- Syllables
- ˈrej · nij (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- rainy
Meaning
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rainy
Wulfes iċ mīnes wīdlāstum wēnum dogode; þonne hit wæs rēniġ weder ond iċ rēotugu sæt, þonne mec sē beaducāfa bōgum bileġde, wæs mē wyn tō þon, wæs mē hwæþre ēac lāð.
With hopes, I dogged the wide-goings of my Wulf; then it was rainy wind and mournful I sat, then the bold-for-fight laid upon me with arms, there was a mirth for me in that, however it was also hateful for me.
10th century, Wulf and Eadwacer:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | reġniġ | reġniġureġnġureġniġoreġnġo | reġniġ |
| Accusative | reġniġne | reġniġereġnġe | reġniġ |
| Genitive | reġniġesreġnġes | reġniġre | reġniġesreġnġes |
| Dative | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġre | reġniġumreġnġum |
| Instrumental | reġniġereġnġe | reġniġre | reġniġereġnġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | reġniġereġnġe | reġniġareġnġareġniġereġnġe | reġniġureġnġureġniġoreġnġo |
| Accusative | reġniġereġnġe | reġniġareġnġareġniġereġnġe | reġniġureġnġureġniġoreġnġo |
| Genitive | reġniġra | reġniġra | reġniġra |
| Dative | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġumreġnġum |
| Instrumental | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġumreġnġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | reġniġareġnġa | reġniġereġnġe | reġniġereġnġe |
| Accusative | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġereġnġe |
| Genitive | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan |
| Dative | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan |
| Instrumental | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan |
| Accusative | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan | reġniġanreġnġan |
| Genitive | reġniġrareġniġenareġnġena | reġniġrareġniġenareġnġena | reġniġrareġniġenareġnġena |
| Dative | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġumreġnġum |
| Instrumental | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġumreġnġum | reġniġumreġnġum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *regnag, *rignīg, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz. Equivalent to reġn + -iġ.
Descendants
rainy
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