*hinþaną

Runic: ᚺᛁᚾᚦᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxin.θɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to reach for, obtain, catch

Etymology

Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (‘to reach, sting’) (alternatively reconstructed as *kent-). While Kroonen adduces no cognates, Orel compares Ancient Greek κεντέω (kentéō) (kentéō, ‘to sting, goad’), which is supported by Beekes; see the Greek for more cognates.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularhinþōhinþaų–
2nd singularhinþizihinþaizhinþ
3rd singularhinþidihinþaihinþadau
1st dualhinþōzhinþaiw–
2nd dualhinþadizhinþaidizhinþadiz
1st pluralhinþamazhinþaim–
2nd pluralhinþidhinþaidhinþid
3rd pluralhinþandihinþainhinþandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhinþai–
2nd singularhinþazaihinþaizau
3rd singularhinþadaihinþaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralhinþandaihinþaindau
2nd pluralhinþandaihinþaindau
3rd pluralhinþandaihinþaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhanþhundį̄
2nd singularhansthundīz
3rd singularhanþhundī
1st dualhundūhundīw
2nd dualhundudizhundīdiz
1st pluralhundumhundīm
2nd pluralhundudhundīd
3rd pluralhundunhundīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
hinþaną hinþandz hundanaz

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Descendants

  • hinna (Old Norse)
    • hinde (Danish)
    • inna (Elfdalian)
    • hinna (Gutnish)
    • hinðe (Scanian)
  • hinna (Old Norse)
    • hinna (Old Swedish)
      • hinna (Swedish)
  • *𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (*hinþan) (Gothic)
    • unknown: 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (ushinþan)
  • *𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (*hinþan) (Gothic)
    • unknown: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (frahinþan)
      • unknown: 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (miþfrahinþan)

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