hangen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From a merger of two closely related but distinct verbs: Middle Dutch haen, from Old Dutch hān, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄han, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną (transitive, strong class 7). Middle Dutch hangen, from Old Dutch hangon, from Proto-West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic *hangāną (intransitive, weak class 3). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑŋə(n)/ Hyphenation: han‧gen Rhymes: -ɑŋən === Verb === hangen (intransitive) to hang Het schilderij hangt aan de muur. ― The painting hangs on the wall. (transitive) to hang Hij hangt het schilderij aan de muur. ― He hangs the painting on the wall. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: hang Berbice Creole Dutch: hanggi Negerhollands: hang, haṅ → Sranan Tongo: anga == Finnish == === Noun === hangen genitive singular of hanki == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangen, from Proto-West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic *hangāną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haŋən/ Rhymes: -aŋn̩ Hyphenation: han‧gen === Verb === hangen (archaic except Switzerland or Southern Germany, intransitive, transitive) alternative form of hängen (“to hang”) ==== Derived terms ==== Hangen und Bangen (“fear and trembling”) === Further reading === “hangen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “hangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “hangen” in Duden online “hangen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German hangen, from Old Saxon hāhan. See also hängen. === Verb === hangen (third-person singular simple present hangt, past tense hung, past participle hungen or hangen, auxiliary verb hebben) (intransitive) to hang; to be suspended (intransitive) to stick; to cling (intransitive, figuratively, with an) to be fond of, to feel strongly about (transitive) to hang (something); to suspend (hängen is usually preferred in this sense) (transitive) to hang (someone), e.g. for a crime (hängen is usually preferred in this sense) ==== Usage notes ==== Hangen has a doublet with nearly the same meaning and usage, hängen. However, hangen is usually preferred in its intransitive meaning, while hängen is more commonly used as a transitive verb. The weak past participle hangt is sometimes found instead of the more common forms hungen and hangen. ==== Conjugation ==== == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From a merger of two distinct verbs: Earlier hâen, from Old Dutch hān, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄han (transitive, strong class 7). From Old Dutch hangon, from Proto-West Germanic *hangēn (intransitive, weak class 3). === Verb === hangen to hang (up) to hang, to be hanging to hang (on gallows) to be hanged (on gallows) ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Alternative forms ==== hâen ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: hangenAfrikaans: hangBerbice Creole Dutch: hanggiNegerhollands: hang, haṅ→ Sranan Tongo: anga Limburgish: hange === Further reading === “hanghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hangen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “haen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page haen == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hongen === Etymology === Originally two distinct verbs: Old English hangian, from Proto-West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic *hangāną. Old English hōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄han, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhanɡən/, /ˈhaːnɡən/, /ˈhɔnɡən/, /ˈhɔːnɡən/ === Verb === hangen to hang ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: hang Yola: ung (preterite) ==== References ==== “hō̆ngen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old English == === Verb === hangen past participle of hōn == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hangēn. === Verb === hangēn (intransitive) to hang (transitive) to hang ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: hangen German: hängen (merger with hāhen and hengen) Switzerland German: hangen >? Cimbrian: hangan == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈhaŋɛn/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈhaŋan/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhaŋɛn/ === Noun === hangen h-prothesized form of angen === Mutation ===