Reconstruction:Old English/anglian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *onglian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anglōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑnˈɡli.ɑn/

Verb

*anglian

  1. to use a fishhook
  2. to fish

Conjugation

Conjugation of *anglian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *anglian *anglienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *angliġe *anglode
second person singular *anglast *anglodest
third person singular *anglaþ *anglode
plural *angliaþ *anglodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *angliġe *anglode
plural *angliġen *angloden
imperative
singular *angla
plural *angliaþ
participle present past
*angliende *(ġe)anglod

Descendants

  • Middle English: anglen
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