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Old English · verb

stingan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈstin.ɡɑn/
[ˈstiŋ.ɡɑn]
Syllables
ˈstin · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
stabsting

Meaning

  1. to stab

  2. to sting

Conjugation

Conjugation of stingan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular stingestang
2nd singular stingststunge
3rd singular stingþstang
Plural stingaþstungon
Subjunctive
Singular stingestunge
Plural stingenstungen
Non-finite forms of stingan
Form
Infinitive stingan
Inflected infinitive stingenne
Imperative singular sting
Imperative plural stingaþ
Present participle stingende
Past participle stungenġestungen

All forms (14)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Cognate with Old Norse stinga.

Descendants

sting

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