onginnan

Finnish

Noun

onginnan

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of onginta

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *andaginnaną, equivalent to on- +‎ *ginnan (found exclusively with prefixes; see Proto-Germanic *biginnaną). Akin to Old Saxon andginnan, Dutch ontginnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈjin.nɑn/

Verb

onġinnan

1. to begin, start
2. to attempt, try

Conjugation

Conjugation of onġinnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	onġinnan	onġinnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	onġinne	ongann
second person singular	onġinst	ongunne
third person singular	onġinþ	ongann
plural	onġinnaþ	ongunnon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	onġinne	ongunne
plural	onġinnen	ongunnen
imperative
singular	onġinn
plural	onġinnaþ
participle	present	past
	onġinnende	ongunnen

References

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