hengen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

hengen

  1. plural of heng

Finnish

Noun

hengen

  1. genitive singular of henki

Japanese

Romanization

hengen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of へんげん

Middle English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛnd͡ʒən/

Noun

hengen

  1. (Early Middle English, hapax legomenon) imprisonment

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

henġen f

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

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative henġen henġenna, henġenne
accusative henġenne henġenna, henġenne
genitive henġenne henġenna
dative henġenne henġennum

Derived terms

  • henġenwītnung

Descendants

  • Middle English: hengen (hapax)
  • >? Middle English: henge
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