heggen

See also: Heggen

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Noun

heggen

plural of heg

Middle English

Alternative forms

eggen, hedgyn, hege, hegge, heigge

Etymology

From hegge (“hedge”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛd͡ʒən/

Verb

heggen (third-person singular simple present heggeth, present participle heggende, heggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hegged)

To hedge; to place hedges or barriers along a boundary.
To make boundaries or fences.
(rare) To shore up a fortification.

Conjugation

Conjugation of heggen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) heggen, hegge
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hegge	hegged
2nd-person singular	heggest	heggedest
3rd-person singular	heggeth	hegged
subjunctive singular	hegge	hegged
imperative singular	hegge	—

plural¹	heggen, hegge	heggeden, heggede
imperative plural	heggeth, hegge	—

participles	heggynge, heggende	hegged, yhegged

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: hedge

References

“heǧǧen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

heggen m

singular definite of hegg

Swedish

Noun

heggen

indefinite plural of hegge

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