clingen

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Verb

clingen

  1. to sound, to resound
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • clinken
Descendants
  • Dutch: klingen, klinken
  • Limburgish: klinge, klinke
  • Middle English: clinken

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Verb

clingen

  1. to cling, to stick
  2. to wither, to wilt
Inflection
Conjugation of clingen (weak)
infinitive base form clingen
genitive clingens
dative clingene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular clinge clinge
2nd person singular clincs, clinges clincs, clinges
3rd person singular clinct, clinget clinge
1st person plural clingen clingen
2nd person plural clinct, clinget clinct, clinget
3rd person plural clingen clingen
imperative
singular clinc, clinge
plural clinct, clinget
present past
participle clingende
Alternative forms
  • clinken

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklinɡən/

Verb

clingen

  1. To solidify; to adhere as to form a mass.
  2. To stick or cling; to be or make oneself adhesive onto something.
  3. To reduce, to decrease in size or vitality; to shrivel or whither
  4. To shrivel or reduce as to disappear or end.
  5. To be scared or frightened; to be struck by terror.
  6. (rare) To insert oneself into something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of clingen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) clingen, clinge
present tense past tense
1st-person singular clinge clang
2nd-person singular clingest clunge, clang
3rd-person singular clingeth clang
subjunctive singular clinge clunge1
imperative singular
plural2 clingen, clinge clungen, clunge
imperative plural clingeth, clinge
participles clingynge, clingende clungen, clunge, yclungen, yclunge

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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