clingen

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Verb

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clingen

  1. to sound, to resound
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Verb

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clingen

  1. to cling, to stick
  2. to wither, to wilt
Inflection
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Weak
Infinitive clingen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive clingen
In genitive clingens
In dative clingene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular clinge
2nd singular clincs, clinges
3rd singular clinct, clinget
1st plural clingen
2nd plural clinct, clinget
3rd plural clingen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular clinge
2nd singular clincs, clinges
3rd singular clinge
1st plural clingen
2nd plural clinct, clinget
3rd plural clingen
Imperative Present
Singular clinc, clinge
Plural clinct, clinget
Present Past
Participle clingende
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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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clingen

  1. To solidify; to adhere as to form a mass.
  2. To stick or cling; to be or make oneself adhesive onto something.
  3. To reduce, to decrease in size or vitality; to shrivel or whither
  4. To shrivel or reduce as to disappear or end.
  5. To be scared or frightened; to be struck by terror.
  6. (rare) To insert oneself into something.

Conjugation

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