onginnan

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Finnish

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Noun

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onginnan

  1. genitive singular of onginta

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *andaginnaną, equivalent to on- +‎ *ginnan, found only with prefixes, from Proto-West Germanic simplex verb *ginnan, from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną (to make an opening, begin). Cognate with Old Saxon andginnan, Dutch ontginnen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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onġinnan

  1. to begin, start
    • "The Wife's Lament"
      Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
      The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Ne wēne iċ, cwæð Orosius, nū iċ lang spell hæbbe tō seċġenne, þæt iċ hīe on þisse bēċ ġeendian mæġe, ac iċ ōðre onġinnan sċeal.
      I don't think, said Orosius, since I have long stories to tell, I can finish them in this book, so I'll have to start another one.
  2. to attempt, try

Conjugation

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