onginnan
Finnish edit
Noun edit
onginnan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *andaginnaną, equivalent to on- + *ginnan, found only with prefixes, from Proto-West Germanic simplex verb *ginnan, from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną (“to make an opening, begin”). Cognate with Old Saxon andginnan, Dutch ontginnen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
onġinnan
- to begin, start
- "The Wife's Lament"
- Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
- The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- Ne wēne iċ, cwæð Orosius, nū iċ lang spell hæbbe tō seċġenne, þæt iċ hīe on þisse bēċ ġeendian mæġe, ac iċ ōðre onġinnan sċeal.
- I don't think, said Orosius, since I have long stories to tell, I can finish them in this book, so I'll have to start another one.
- "The Wife's Lament"
- to attempt, try
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of onġinnan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | onġinnan | onġinnenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | onġinne | ongann |
| second person singular | onġinst | ongunne |
| third person singular | onġinþ | ongann |
| plural | onġinnaþ | ongunnon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | onġinne | ongunne |
| plural | onġinnen | ongunnen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | onġinn | |
| plural | onġinnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| onġinnende | ongunnen | |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “on-ginnan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.