aginnan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀginnan, from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną. Equivalent to ā- (“indicates the start of an action”) + *ginnan (“to begin”)
Verb
āginnan
- to begin
- Synonym: biginnan
- c. 1100 CE, Hebban olla vogala:
- Hebban olla uogala nestas hagunnan hinase hic enda thu uuat unbidan uue nu
- All birds have begun nests, except for me and you, what are we waiting for now?
Inflection
Conjugation of āginnan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | āginnan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | āginnu | āgan |
| 2nd person singular | āginnis, āginnist | āgunni |
| 3rd person singular | āginnit | āgan |
| 1st person plural | āginnon | āgunnun |
| 2nd person plural | āginnet | āgunnut |
| 3rd person plural | āginnunt | āgunnun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | āginne | āgunni |
| 2nd person singular | āginnes, āginnest | āgunnis, āgunnist |
| 3rd person singular | āginne | āgunni |
| 1st person plural | āginnen | āgunnin |
| 2nd person plural | āginnet | āgunnit |
| 3rd person plural | āginnent | āgunnint |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | āgin | |
| plural | āginnet | |
| participle | present | past |
| āginnandi | āgunnon | |
Further reading
- “āginnan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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