héngan

See also: hengan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German hengen, from Old High German hengen, from Proto-West Germanic *hangijan, from Proto-Germanic *hangijaną (to cause to hang). Cognate with German hängen.

Verb

héngan (third-person singular present indicative hénghet, past participle gahénghet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to hang (execute by suspension from neck)
    Habanten net gamöcht héngan àu de brau, hàtarze dortrùnkhet.
    Unable to be hanged, the lady was drowned instead.
  2. to hang, hang up (cause to be suspended)

Conjugation

References

  • “héngan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Old Sundanese

Adverb

héngan

  1. only
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