syngian

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sundīgōn, *sundijōn, equivalent to synniġ +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian sendigia. Compare also Old Saxon sundiōn, Old High German suntōn.

Pronunciation

Verb

syngian

  1. to sin
    Sē hierde manode þæt man syngian ne sċolde.
    The pastor urged that one should not sin.
    Hē syngode, ac him wæs forġiefen.
    He sinned, but was forgiven.

Conjugation

Conjugation of syngian (weak class 2)
infinitive syngian syngienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular syngiġe syngode
second person singular syngast syngodest
third person singular syngaþ syngode
plural syngiaþ syngodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular syngiġe syngode
plural syngiġen syngoden
imperative
singular synga
plural syngiaþ
participle present past
syngiende (ġe)syngod

Descendants

  • Middle English: suneȝien, sinewen, sinnen

References

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