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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hangēn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hangāną. Equivalent to *hą̄han (to hang) + *-ēn.

Verb

*hangēn

  1. to hang, to be suspended

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *hangēn
1st sg. past *hang?dā
Infinitive *hangēn
Genitive infin. *hangēnijas
Dative infin. *hangēnijē
Instrum. infin. *hangēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hangē *hang?dā
2nd singular *hangēs *hang?dēs, *hang?dēs
3rd singular *hangēþ *hang?dē, *hang?dā
1st plural *hangēm *hang?dum
2nd plural *hangēþ *hang?dud
3rd plural *hangēnþ *hang?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hangē *hang?dī
2nd singular *hangēs *hang?dī
3rd singular *hangē *hang?dī
1st plural *hangēm *hang?dīm
2nd plural *hangēþ *hang?dīd
3rd plural *hangēn *hang?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hangē
Plural *hangēþ
Present Past
Participle *hangēndī *hang?d

Descendants

  • Old English: hangian, hongian
    • Middle English: hangen (merged with hōn)
  • Old Frisian: hangia, hongia
  • Old Saxon: hangon
  • Old Dutch: hangon
  • Old High German: hangēn

References

  1. hing, v., n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries: “The form hangit is from the pr. stem hang, Mid.Eng. hangen, in O.Sc. referring gen. only to judicial hanging.”.
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