clingen

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Verb

clingen

  1. to sound, to resound
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • clinken
Descendants
  • Dutch: klingen, klinken
  • Limburgish: klinge, klinke
  • → Middle English: clinken

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Verb

clingen

  1. to cling, to stick
  2. to wither, to wilt
Inflection
Conjugation of clingen (weak)
infinitive base form clingen
genitive clingens
dative clingene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular clinge — clinge —
2nd person singular clincs, clinges — clincs, clinges —
3rd person singular clinct, clinget — clinge —
1st person plural clingen — clingen —
2nd person plural clinct, clinget — clinct, clinget —
3rd person plural clingen — clingen —
imperative
singular clinc, clinge
plural clinct, clinget
present past
participle clingende —
Alternative forms
  • clinken

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklinɡən/, /ˈkliːnɡən/

Verb

clingen (third-person singular simple present clingeth, present participle clingynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative clong, past participle clungen)

  1. To solidify; to adhere as to form a mass.
  2. To stick or cling; to be or make oneself adhesive onto something.
  3. To reduce, to decrease in size or vitality; to shrivel or whither
  4. To shrivel or reduce as to disappear or end.
  5. To be scared or frightened; to be struck by terror.
  6. (rare) To insert oneself into something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of clingen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) clingen, clinge
present tense past tense
1st-person singular clinge clong, clang
2nd-person singular clingest clunge1, clange1
3rd-person singular clingeth clong, clang
subjunctive singular clinge clunge2, clange2
imperative singular —
plural3 clingen, clinge clungen, clunge, clangen, clange
imperative plural clingeth, clinge —
participles clingynge, clingende clungen, clunge, yclungen, yclunge

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or clongest, clangest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

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