hengen
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
hengen
- plural of heng
Finnish
Noun
hengen
- genitive singular of henki
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English henġen, from Proto-West Germanic *hangini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛnd͡ʒən/
Noun
hengen
- (Early Middle English, hapax legomenon) imprisonment
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hangini (stem *hangunnj-). Cognate with Old Saxon henginnia, hengenna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxen.jen/, [ˈhen.d͡ʒen]
Noun
henġen f
- hanging
- that on which one is hung or hanged (e.g. gibbet, gallows, cross, etc.)
- prison, confinement, durance
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | henġen | henġenna, henġenne |
| accusative | henġenne | henġenna, henġenne |
| genitive | henġenne | henġenna |
| dative | henġenne | henġennum |
Derived terms
- henġenwītnung