hengen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

hengen

1. plural of heng

Finnish

Noun

hengen

1. genitive singular of henki

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English hengen, from Proto-West Germanic *hangini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnd͡ʒən/

Noun

hengen

1. (Early Middle English, hapax) imprisonment

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hangini (stem *hangunnj-). Cognate with Old Saxon henginnia, hengenna.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hengen or henġen f

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

Declension

Declension of hengen (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hengen	hengenna, hengenne
accusative	hengenne	hengenna, hengenne
genitive	hengenne	hengenna
dative	hengenne	hengennum

Declension of henġen (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	henġen	henġenna, henġenne
accusative	henġenne	henġenna, henġenne
genitive	henġenne	henġenna
dative	henġenne	henġennum

Descendants

• Middle English: hengen (hapax)
• >? Middle English: henge
  • English: hinge
  • Scots: heinȝe, heenge