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Old English · verb

rignan

Normalised riġnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈrij.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈrij · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
impersonal

Meaning

  1. to rain (often impersonal)

    Riġneþ hit ūte?

    Is it raining outside?

Conjugation

Conjugation of rignan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular riġneriġnderiġnede
2nd singular riġnestriġndestriġnedest
3rd singular riġneþriġnderiġnede
Plural riġnaþriġndonriġnedon
Subjunctive
Singular riġneriġnderiġnede
Plural riġnenriġndenriġneden
Non-finite forms of rignan
Form
Infinitive riġnan
Inflected infinitive riġnenne
Imperative singular riġne
Imperative plural riġnaþ
Present participle riġnende
Past participle riġnedġeriġned

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rignijaną. Cognate with Old Norse rigna, Gothic (rignjan).

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