hlinian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlinēn, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxli.ni.ɑn/, [ˈl̥i.ni.ɑn]

Verb

hlinian

  1. to lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 13, verse 25
      Witodlīce þā hē hlinode ofer ðæs Hǣlendes brēostum, hē cwæð tō him, Drihten, hwæt ys hē?
      Certainly when he leaned over the Healer's (Jesus') breasts, he said to him, Lord, who is he?

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlinian (weak, class 2)
infinitive hlinian hlinienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hliniġe hlinode
second person singular hlinast hlinodest
third person singular hlinaþ hlinode
plural hliniaþ hlinodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hliniġe hlinode
plural hliniġen hlinoden
imperative
singular hlina
plural hliniaþ
participle present past
hliniende (ġe)hlinod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: leonien, lenen

References

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