hænge
Danish edit
Etymology edit
A merger of two related verbs: 1. Old Norse hengja (“to hang (transitive)”), from Proto-Germanic *hangijaną, cognate with German hängen; and 2. Old Norse hanga (“to hang (intransitive)”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną, cognate with English hang and German hangen. In the past tense, Danish still distinguishes transitive hængte from intransitive hang (though they are often mixed up).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hænge (imperative hæng, present tense hænger, past tense hang or hængte, past participle hængt)