syngian

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From synniġ +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian sendigia. Compare also Old Saxon sundiōn, Old High German suntōn.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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syngian

  1. to sin
    Sē hierde manode þæt man syngian ne sċolde.
    The pastor urged that one should not sin.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: synnen
    • English: sin
    • Scots: sin

References

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  1. ^ * Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4