mengan

Old English

Alternative forms

• mænġan, menċġan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“knead”). Cognate with Old Frisian menza, Old Saxon mengian, Middle Dutch mengen (Dutch mengen), Old High German mengen (German mengen). The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic мѫка (mǫka), Russian мука́ (muká), Lithuanian minkiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmen.jɑn/, [ˈmen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

menġan

1. to mix, to mingle or blend

Conjugation

Conjugation of menġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	menġan	menġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	menġe	mengde
second person singular	menġest, mengst	mengdest
third person singular	menġeþ, mengþ	mengde
plural	menġaþ	mengdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	menġe	mengde
plural	menġen	mengden
imperative
singular	menġ
plural	menġaþ
participle	present	past
	menġende	(ġe)menġed

Derived terms

• ġeondmenġan
• ġemenġan

Related terms

• ġemang

Descendants

• Middle English: mengen
  • English: meng, ming
  • ⇒ Middle English: *mengelen
    • English: mingle