hnægan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hnaigijan, a variant of *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (to neigh). Cognate with Old Saxon tōhnēgian (to neigh at), Old Norse hneggja, gneggja (to neigh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxnæː.jɑn/, [ˈn̥æː.jɑn]

Verb

hnǣġan

  1. to neigh
    Þā sē ridda cōm his hors sadolian, þā hnǣġde hit blīðelīċe.
    When the rider came to saddle his horse, it neighed happily.

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Descendants

  • Middle English: neighen, neyen, neȝen, neiȝen
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