nægan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *nāhwijan.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnæː.ɡɑn/, [ˈnæː.ɣɑn]
Verb
nǣgan
- address, accost, speak to
- 8th century (est), Cynewulf, Elene
- Ongan ðā lēoflīc wīf
weras Ebrēa
wordum negan- Then began the dear woman
the Hebrew men
with words to address
- Then began the dear woman
- 8th century (est), Cynewulf, Elene
Conjugation
Conjugation of nǣgan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | nǣgan | nǣgenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | nǣge | nǣgde |
| second person singular | nǣgest, nǣgst | nǣgdest |
| third person singular | nǣgeþ, nǣgþ | nǣgde |
| plural | nǣgaþ | nǣgdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | nǣge | nǣgde |
| plural | nǣgen | nǣgden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | nǣg, nǣh | |
| plural | nǣgaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| nǣgende | (ġe)nǣged | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “nǣgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.