onginnan
Finnish
Noun
onginnan
- genitive singular of onginta
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andaginnaną, equivalent to on- + *ginnan (found exclusively with prefixes; see Proto-Germanic *biginnaną). Akin to Old Saxon andginnan, Dutch ontginnen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /onˈjin.nɑn/
Verb
onġinnan
- to begin, start
- to attempt, try
Conjugation
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
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “on-ginnan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.