aginnan

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀginnan, from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną. Equivalent to ā- (“indicates the start of an action”) +‎ *ginnan (“to begin”)

Verb

āginnan

  1. to begin
    Synonym: biginnan
    • c. 1100 CE, Hebban olla vogala:
      Hebban olla uogala nestas hagunnan hinase hic enda thu uuat unbidan uue nu
      All birds have begun nests, except for me and you, what are we waiting for now?

Inflection

Conjugation of āginnan (strong class 3)
infinitive āginnan
indicative present past
1st person singular āginno, āginnon āgan
2nd person singular āginnis, āginnist āgunni, āgunnis
3rd person singular āginnit āgan
1st person plural āginnon āgunnun
2nd person plural āginnet āgunnut
3rd person plural āginnont āgunnun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular āginne āgunni
2nd person singular āginnes, āginnest āgunni, āgunnis
3rd person singular āginne āgunni
1st person plural āginnen āgunnin
2nd person plural āginnet āgunnit
3rd person plural āginnen āgunnin
imperative present
singular āgin
plural āginnet
participle present past
āginnandi āgunnan

Further reading

  • “āginnan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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