glengan

Old English

Alternative forms

• glenċġan, glenġċan, glenċan

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to clenġan (“to adhere; stick to; cling to; hang; exhilarate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlen.jɑn/, [ˈɡlen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

glenġan

1. to adorn with material ornaments; decorate
2. to be an ornament to; be becoming to
3. to arrange gracefully

Conjugation

Conjugation of glenġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	glenġan	glenġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	glenġe	glengde
second person singular	glenġest, glengst	glengdest
third person singular	glenġeþ, glengþ	glengde
plural	glenġaþ	glengdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	glenġe	glengde
plural	glenġen	glengden
imperative
singular	glenġ
plural	glenġaþ
participle	present	past
	glenġende	(ġe)glenġed

Derived terms

• ġeglenġan
• oferglenġan

Related terms

• gleng
• glenġe