regnen

Catalan

Verb

regnen

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Danish

Noun

regnen c

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of regn

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (“rain”). Cognate with Hunsrik rehne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːknən/ (most common)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːçnən/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

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Verb

1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

Usage notes

• Chiefly used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are uncommon and sometimes proscribed, but are used; for examples, see the citations page.

Related terms

• Regen m

Further reading

• “regnen” in Duden online

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French, Anglo-Norman regner.

Verb

regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnende, regnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle regned)

1. to reign; to rule

Descendants

• English: reign

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Swedish

Noun

regnen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite plural of regn

Anagrams

• genren, grenen, negern