hlinian
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Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hlinēn, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hlinian
- to lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 13, verse 25
- Witodlīce þā hē hlinode ofer ðæs Hǣlendes brēostum, hē cwæð tō him, Drihten, hwæt ys hē?
- Certainly when he leaned over the Healer's (Jesus') breasts, he said to him, Lord, who is he?
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 13, verse 25
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of hlinian (weak class 2)
infinitive | hlinian | hlinienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hliniġe | hlinode |
second person singular | hlinast | hlinodest |
third person singular | hlinaþ | hlinode |
plural | hliniaþ | hlinodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hliniġe | hlinode |
plural | hliniġen | hlinoden |
imperative | ||
singular | hlina | |
plural | hliniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
hliniende | (ġe)hlinod |
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References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hlinian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.