hangian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hangēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑn.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈhɑŋ.ɡi.ɑn]

Verb

hangian (intransitive)

  1. to hang
  2. to depend (with on + dative = on something)

Usage notes

  • For the sense of "to hang", the transitive equivalent is hōn.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hangian (weak, class 2)
infinitive hangian hangienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hangiġe hangode
second person singular hangast hangodest
third person singular hangaþ hangode
plural hangiaþ hangodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hangiġe hangode
plural hangiġen hangoden
imperative
singular hanga
plural hangiaþ
participle present past
hangiende (ġe)hangod

Descendants

  • Middle English: hangen (merged with hōn)
    • English: hang
    • Scots: hangit (simple past of hing (“to execute using gallows”))[1]
  • → Welsh: hongian

References

  1. ^ “hing, v., n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC: “The form hangit is from the pr. stem hang, Mid.Eng. hangen, in O.Sc. referring gen. only to judicial hanging.”
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