*hlainijaną

Runic: ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚾᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxlɑi̯.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to lean, cause to lean

From *hlināną (‘to lean’) + *-janą (causative suffix), the former a stative of an old nasal present from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (‘to lean’).

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	hlainijō	hlainijaų	–
2nd singular	hlainīsi	hlainijais	hlainī
3rd singular	hlainīþi	hlainijai	hlainijaþau
1st dual	hlainijōs	hlainijaiw	–
2nd dual	hlainijaþiz	hlainijaiþiz	hlainijaþiz
1st plural	hlainijamaz	hlainijaim	–
2nd plural	hlainīþ	hlainijaiþ	hlainīþ
3rd plural	hlainijanþi	hlainijain	hlainijanþau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
hlainijaną	hlainijandz	hlainidaz

*hlainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēnen (Old Dutch)
  - lênen, leinen (Middle Dutch)
    - leunen (Dutch)
*hlainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- hlǣnan (Old English)
  - lenen (Middle English)
    - lean (English)
    - lene, leyn (Scots)
*hlainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- hleinen (Old High German)
  - leinen (Middle High German)
    - leinen, lehnen (German)
*hlainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hlēnian (Old Saxon)
  - lênen, lȫnen (Middle Low German)
    - lehnen (German Low German)
*hleina (Old Norse)
- læne (Danish)
- läna (Swedish)