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Danish
Etymology
A merger of two related verbs: 1. Old Norse hengja (“to hang (transitive)”), from Proto-Germanic *hangijaną, cognate with German hängen; and 2. Old Norse hanga (“to hang (intransitive)”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną, cognate with English hang and German hangen. In the past tense, Danish still distinguishes transitive hængte from intransitive hang (though they are often mixed up).
Pronunciation
Verb
hænge (imperative hæng, present tense hænger, past tense hang or hængte, past participle hængt)
- to hang (transitive)
- to hang (intransitive)