eldertongue

Old English · verb

tengan

Normalised tenġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈten.jɑn/
[ˈten.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ˈten · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
pressharryhasteviolently

Meaning

  1. to press, harry

  2. to hasten

  3. to proceed with haste or violently

Conjugation

Conjugation of tengan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tenġetengde
2nd singular tenġesttengsttengdest
3rd singular tenġeþtengþtengde
Plural tenġaþtengdon
Subjunctive
Singular tenġetengde
Plural tenġentengden
Non-finite forms of tengan
Form
Infinitive tenġan
Inflected infinitive tenġenne
Imperative singular tenġ
Imperative plural tenġaþ
Present participle tenġende
Past participle tenġedġetenġed

All forms (17)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tangijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *tangijaną.

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