*angwijaną

Runic: ᚨᚾᚷᚹᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɑŋʷ.ɡʷi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to make narrow; constrict

Etymology

A deadjectival factitive from *anguz + *-(i)janą¹. The reconstruction is directly supported by Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaaggwjan), Old Norse øngja, øngva and Middle Dutch engen, which continue the same Germanic factitive formation (Kroonen 2013: 28–29, s.v. angwu-; Orel 2003: 20).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	angwijō	angwijaų	–
2nd singular	angwīsi	angwijais	angwī
3rd singular	angwīþi	angwijai	angwijaþau
1st dual	angwijōs	angwijaiw	–
2nd dual	angwijaþiz	angwijaiþiz	angwijaþiz
1st plural	angwijamaz	angwijaim	–
2nd plural	angwīþ	angwijaiþ	angwīþ
3rd plural	angwijanþi	angwijain	angwijanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	angwijai	–
2nd singular	angwijasai	angwijaisau
3rd singular	angwijaþai	angwijaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	angwijanþai	angwijainþau
2nd plural	angwijanþai	angwijainþau
3rd plural	angwijanþai	angwijainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	angwidǭ	angwidēdį̄
2nd singular	angwidēz	angwidēdīz
3rd singular	angwidē	angwidēdī
1st dual	angwidēdū	angwidēdīw
2nd dual	angwidēdudiz	angwidēdīdiz
1st plural	angwidēdum	angwidēdīm
2nd plural	angwidēdud	angwidēdīd
3rd plural	angwidēdun	angwidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
angwijaną	angwijandz	angwidaz

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Descendants

*angwijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *engen (Old Dutch)
  - engen (Middle Dutch)
    - engen (Dutch)
*angwijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- engan (Old English)
*angwijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- engen (Old High German)
  - engen (Middle High German)
    - engen (German)
*angwijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *engian (Old Saxon)
  - engen (Middle Low German)
øngva, øngja (Old Norse)
- öngva, öngja (Icelandic)
𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaaggwjan) (Gothic)

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