clingan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklin.ɡɑn/, [ˈkliŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

clingan

to wither, pine, shrink up, shrink together from heat or cold
to cling

Conjugation

Conjugation of clingan (strong class 3)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	clingan	clingenne
first person singular	clinge	clang
second person singular	clingst	clunge
third person singular	clingþ	clang
plural	clingaþ	clungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	clinge	clunge
plural	clingen	clungen
imperative
singular	cling
plural	clingaþ
participle	present	past
	clingende	(ġe)clungen

Derived terms

āclingan
beclingan
forclingan

Descendants

Middle English: clingen
- English: cling

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “clingan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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