fægnian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faginōn (“to be glad, rejoice; to make glad, gladden”), from Proto-Germanic *faganōną (“to be glad, rejoice”), from *faganaz (“glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“joyful; pretty”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæj.ni.ɑn/

Verb

fæġnian

  1. to be glad; celebrate; rejoice
  2. to be delighted with; applaud
  3. to wish for

Conjugation

Conjugation of fæġnian (weak, class 2)
infinitive fæġnian fæġnienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular fæġniġe fæġnode
second person singular fæġnast fæġnodest
third person singular fæġnaþ fæġnode
plural fæġniaþ fæġnodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular fæġniġe fæġnode
plural fæġniġen fæġnoden
imperative
singular fæġna
plural fæġniaþ
participle present past
fæġniende (ġe)fæġnod

Derived terms

  • ġefæġnian
  • onfæġnian

Descendants

  • > Middle English: fagnen, fawnen (inherited) (through the variant form fagnian)
    • > English: fawn (inherited)
  • > Middle English: fainen (inherited)
    • > English: fain (inherited)
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