onginnan

Finnish

Noun

onginnan

  1. Genitive singular form of onginta.

Old English

Etymology

From on- +‎ ginnan (of uncertain meaning, found mainly in compounds). Akin to Old Saxon andginnan, Dutch ontginnen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /onˈjin.nɑn/

Verb

onġinnan

  1. to begin, start
  2. to attempt, try

Conjugation
Conjugation of onġinnan (strong class 3)
infinitive onġinnan tō onġinnanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular onġinne ongan
2nd-person singular onġinnst ongunne
3rd-person singular onġinnþ ongan
plural onġinnaþ ongunnon
subjunctive present past
singular onġinne ongunne
plural onġinnen ongunnen
imperative
singular onġinn
plural onġinnaþ
participle present past
onġinnende onġunnen

References
  • on-ginnan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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