*hlināną

Runic: ᚺᛚᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxli.nɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to lean

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (‘to lean’). Cognate with Latin clīnō (‘slope, incline, bend’), Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō) (klínō, ‘bend, slant, lean’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	hlinō	–	–
2nd singular	hlinaisi	–	hlinai
3rd singular	hlinaiþi	–	hlināþau
1st dual	hlinōs	–	–
2nd dual	hlināþiz	–	hlināþiz
1st plural	hlināmaz	–	–
2nd plural	hlinaiþ	–	hlinaiþ
3rd plural	hlinānþi	–	hlinānþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	–	–
2nd singular	hlināsai	–
3rd singular	hlināþai	–
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	hlinānþai	–
2nd plural	hlinānþai	–
3rd plural	hlinānþai	–

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	hlinadǭ	hlinadēdį̄
2nd singular	hlinadēz	hlinadēdīz
3rd singular	hlinadē	hlinadēdī
1st dual	hlinadēdū	hlinadēdīw
2nd dual	hlinadēdudiz	hlinadēdīdiz
1st plural	hlinadēdum	hlinadēdīm
2nd plural	hlinadēdud	hlinadēdīd
3rd plural	hlinadēdun	hlinadēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
hlināną	hlināndz	hlinadaz

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Descendants

*hlinēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *linon (Old Dutch)
  - lēnen (Middle Dutch)
    - leunen (Dutch)
      - leun (Afrikaans)
      - lee (Negerhollands)
      - lèn, len, lènt, leun, leen (Papiamentu)
      - leune (West Frisian)
*hlinēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- hleonian, hlinian (Old English)
  - leonien, lenen (Middle English)
    - lean (English)
    - lene, leyn (Scots)
*hlinēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hlinia (Old Frisian)
  - lienje (Saterland Frisian)
  - lynje (West Frisian)
*hlinēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- hlinēn, linēn (Old High German)
  - lënen, linen (Middle High German)
    - lehnen (German)
*hlinēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- hlinōn (Old Saxon)
  - lēnen (Middle Low German)
    - lehnen (German Low German)
*hlina (Old Norse)
- lina (Norwegian)

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