anginn

Old English

Alternative forms

• anġin, anġyn, onġin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnˌjinn/, [ˈɑnˌjin]

Noun

anġinn n

1. beginning

   Ealra þinga bēoþ þā anġinn lȳtlu.

   The beginnings of all things are small.

2. attempt

Declension

Declension of anginn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	anġinn	anġinn
accusative	anġinn	anġinn
genitive	anġinnes	anġinna
dative	anġinne	anġinnum

Related terms

• onġinnan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “an-gin”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.