clengan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą (“to stick; adhere”) (which became Old English clingan). Compare beclenċan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklen.jɑn/, [ˈklen.d͡ʒɑn]
Verb
clenġan
- to exhilarate
- to adhere, remain
Conjugation
Conjugation of clenġan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | clenġan | clenġenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | clenġe | clengde |
| second person singular | clenġest, clengst | clengdest |
| third person singular | clenġeþ, clengþ | clengde |
| plural | clenġaþ | clengdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | clenġe | clengde |
| plural | clenġen | clengden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | clenġ | |
| plural | clenġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| clenġende | (ġe)clenġed | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “clengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.