hnægung

Old English

Etymology

From hnǣġan +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxnæː.junɡ/, [ˈn̥æː.juŋɡ]

Noun

hnǣġung f

  1. neighing
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
      Ġemenġedu stefn is þe biþ būtan andġiete, swelċ swā is hrīðera ġehlōw and horsa hnǣġung, hunda ġebeorc, trēowa brastlung, and swā forþ.
      A confused sound is a sound that has no meaning, such as cows mooing, horses neighing, dogs barking, trees rustling, and so on.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hnǣġung —
accusative hnǣġunge —
genitive hnǣġunge —
dative hnǣġunge —

Descendants

  • English: neighing
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