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hangian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hangian, p. ode; pp. od
Wright's OE grammar
§239; §289; §536;
To hang, be suspended, depend
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  • Ic hongige

    pendeo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6
      • ;
    • Som. 29, 11
      • :
    • Exon. 104 a
      • ;
    • Th. 395, 21
      • ;
    • Rä. 15, 11
      • .

  • Ðes hálga Hǽlend hangaþ unscyldig

    this holy Jesus hangeth guiltless,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 256, 14
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 4886
      • ;
    • B. 2447
      • .

  • Manega sind beboda mannum gesette ac hí ealle hangiaþ on ðisum twám wordum

    many are the commandments appointed to men, but they all depend upon these two sentences,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 314, 21
      • .

  • Ðá ðá Crist hangode on róde for úre álýsednysse

    when Christ hung on the cross for our redemption,

    • 240, 22
      • :
    • Lk. Skt. 23, 39
      • .

  • Wíde sceós hangodan on hira fótum and bogan hangodan on hiora eaxlum

    wide shoes hung on their feet and bows hung on their shoulders,

    • Shrn. 38, 8
      • .

  • His loccas hangodon tó ðám anccleowum

    his locks hung down to his ancles,

    • Homl. Th. i. 466, 25
      • .

  • Swá hálig wer hangian ne sceolde

    so holy a man ought not to be hung,

    • 596, 30
      • .

  • Hangigende,

    • 594, 5
      • .

  • Hangiende

    ,
    • ii. 260, 25
    .
Etymology
[
Laym. hongien; p. hongede
:
A. R. hongede
:
Wick. hangide
:
O. Sax. hangón
:
O. Frs. hangia
:
Icel. hanga
:
O. H. Ger. hangen; p. hangeta
.]
Linked entries
v.  hongian.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hangian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/18185.

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