hengen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

hengen

  1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of heng

Finnish

Noun

hengen

  1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of henki

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanginjō. Cognate with Old Saxon henginnia, hengenna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxen.ɡen/, [ˈheŋ.ɡen], /ˈxen.jen/, [ˈhen.d͡ʒen]

Noun

hengen f
henġen f

  1. [[hanging}}
  2. that on which one is hung or hanged (e.g. gibbet, gallows, cross, etc.)
  3. prison, confinement, durance

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: hengen