hengen

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Noun

hengen

  1. plural of heng

Finnish

Noun

hengen

  1. genitive singular of henki

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English hengen, from Proto-West Germanic *hangini.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛnd͡ʒən/

Noun

hengen

  1. (Early Middle English, hapax) imprisonment

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hangini (stem *hangunnj-). Cognate with Old Saxon henginnia, hengenna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxen.ɡen/, [ˈheŋ.ɡen], /ˈxen.jen/, [ˈhen.d͡ʒen]

Noun

hengen or henġen f

  1. hanging
  2. that on which one is hung or hanged (e.g. gibbet, gallows, cross, etc.)
  3. prison, confinement, durance

Declension
Declension of hengen (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hengen hengenna, hengenne
accusative hengenne hengenna, hengenne
genitive hengenne hengenna
dative hengenne hengennum
Declension of hengen (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative henġen henġenna, henġenne
accusative henġenne henġenna, henġenne
genitive henġenne henġenna
dative henġenne henġennum

Descendants
  • Middle English: hengen (hapax)
  • >? Middle English: henge
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