heggen

See also: Heggen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

heggen

  1. plural of heg

Middle English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. To hedge; to place hedges or barriers along a boundary.
  2. To make boundaries or fences.
  3. (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
imperative singular
plural1 heggen, hegge heggeden, heggede
imperative plural heggeth, hegge
participles heggynge, heggende hegged, yhegged

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

Descendants

  • English: hedge

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

heggen m

  1. definite singular of hegg

Swedish

Noun

heggen

  1. indefinite plural of hegge