clingan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklin.ɡɑn/, [ˈkliŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

clingan

1. to whither, pine, shrink up, shrink together from heat or cold
2. to cling

Conjugation

Conjugation of clingan (strong class 3)

infinitive	clingan	clingenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	clinge	clang
second person singular	clingst	clunge
third person singular	clingþ	clang
plural	clingaþ	clungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	clinge	clunge
plural	clingen	clungen
imperative
singular	cling
plural	clingaþ
participle	present	past
	clingende	(ġe)clungen

Derived terms

• āclingan
• beclingan
• forclingan

Descendants

• Middle English: clingen
  • English: cling

References

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