syngian

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From synniġ +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian sendigia. Compare also Old Saxon sundiōn, Old High German suntōn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

syngian

  1. to sin
    Sē hierde manode þæt man syngian ne sċolde.
    The pastor urged that one should not sin.

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: synnen
    • English: sin
    • Scots: sin

References[edit]

  1. ^ * Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4