hænan
Old English
Etymology
Derived from hān (“boundary stone”), from Proto-Germanic *hainō (“whetstone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxæː.nɑn/, [ˈhæː.nɑn]
Verb
hǣnan
Conjugation
Conjugation of hǣnan (weak, class 1)
infinitive | hǣnan | hǣnenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hǣne | hǣnde |
second person singular | hǣnest, hǣnst | hǣndest |
third person singular | hǣneþ, hǣnþ | hǣnde |
plural | hǣnaþ | hǣndon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hǣne | hǣnde |
plural | hǣnen | hǣnden |
imperative | ||
singular | hǣn | |
plural | hǣnaþ | |
participle | present | past |
hǣnende | (ġe)hǣned |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hǣnan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.