hlinian
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hlinēn, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
Pronunciation
Verb
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
| infinitive | hlinian | hlinienne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Conjugation of hlinian (weak class 2)
Derived terms
- ġehlinian
- hliniend
- hlinung
- wiþerhlinian
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hlinian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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