langian
See also: Langian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *langōn, from Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to grow long, seem long, yearn”). Equivalent to lang + -ian.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
langian
- (intransitive) to get longer
- c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
- Þonne sē dæġ langaþ, þonne gǣþ sēo sunne norðweard oþ þæt hēo becymþ tō þām tācne þe is ġehāten cancer.
- As the days grow longer (lit. "the day grows longer"), the sun moves northwards until it reaches the sign that is called Cancer (ōðre naman on þis ġeþēode crabba, ac þæs swīgaþ hēr Ælfrīċ).
- c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
- (impersonal) (with accusative subject) to long or grieve
- Blickling Homilies, "Holy Thursday"
- Þā ongann hine eft langian on his cyþþe.
- Then he began to long for his homeland again.
- Blickling Homilies, "Holy Thursday"
Usage notes edit
- To signify what one longs for, the prepositions on or æfter were used, or the object was placed in the genitive case.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of langian (weak class 2)
infinitive | langian | langienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | langiġe | langode |
second person singular | langast | langodest |
third person singular | langaþ | langode |
plural | langiaþ | langodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | langiġe | langode |
plural | langiġen | langoden |
imperative | ||
singular | langa | |
plural | langiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
langiende | (ġe)langod |