jehen
Middle High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German jëhan, gëhan, from Proto-West Germanic *jehan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈjɛhən/
Verb
jëhen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gihet, past tense jach, past participle gejëhen, past subjunctive jæhe, auxiliary hān)
- to say
- Synonym: sagen
- 13th c., Neidhart von Reuental, Meie dīn liechter schīn:
- Ungemach mir geschach,
dô ich von êrste ein wîp ersach,
dër man ie daȥ beste sprach
unde ir guoter dinge jach,
diu ir kiusche nie zerbrach
unde ir hövescheit.- Bad things happened to me,
Since for the first time I saw this woman,
Of which one ever spoke the best,
And said good things about her,
Who never lost her chastity,
And her fine style.
- Bad things happened to me,
Conjugation
Conjugation of jëhen (class 5 strong, auxiliary hān)
| infinitive | jëhen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | jëhennes jëhenes | ||||
| dative gerund | jëhenne jëhene | ||||
| present participle | jëhende | ||||
| past participle | gejëhen | ||||
| auxiliary | hān | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich gihe | wir jëhen | i | ich jëhe | wir jëhen |
| du gihest | ir jëhet | du jëhest | ir jëhet | ||
| ër gihet | sie jëhent | ër jëhe | sie jëhen | ||
| preterite | ich jach | wir jāhen | ii | ich jæhe | wir jæhen |
| du jæhe | ir jāhet | du jæhest | ir jæhet | ||
| ër jach | sie jāhen | ër jæhe | sie jæhen | ||
| imperative | gih (du) | jëhet (ir) | |||
Composed forms of jëhen (class 5 strong, auxiliary hān)
Derived terms
- bejëhen
- verjëhen
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “jëhen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
- Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “jëhen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition