honen

See also: honěn and hōnen

Basque

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /onen/, [o̞.nẽ̞n]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /honen/, [ɦo̞.nẽ̞n]

Determiner

honen

  1. genitive singular of hau

Pronoun

honen

  1. genitive singular of hau

Dutch

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *hōnen, from Proto-West Germanic *haunijan, from Proto-Germanic *haunijaną.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -oːnən

Verb

honen

  1. to mock, to deride

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hōnen.

Verb

hônen

  1. to mistreat, to harm, to dishonour
  2. to deceive, to mislead

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive hônen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive hônen
In genitive hônens
In dative hônene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular hône
2nd singular hôons, hônes
3rd singular hôont, hônet
1st plural hônen
2nd plural hôont, hônet
3rd plural hônen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular hône
2nd singular hôons, hônes
3rd singular hône
1st plural hônen
2nd plural hôont, hônet
3rd plural hônen
Imperative Present
Singular hôon, hône
Plural hôont, hônet
Present Past
Participle hônende

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

  • honen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), honen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

hon (delay, hesitation) + -en (infinitival suffix)

Alternative forms

Verb

honen (third-person singular simple present honeth, present participle honende, honynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle honed)

  1. (of people) to linger, loiter, tarry
  2. (of actions) to halt
  3. to dwell, be (in a place)
Descendants
  • Scots: hune

References

Etymology 2

From Old French hogner, hognier, hoingner (French hogner), which could be a cross of honnir (to disgrace, shame) and grogner (to grunt).

Verb

honen (third-person singular simple present honeth, present participle honende, honynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle honed)

  1. to long, pine
Descendants

References

Adverb

honen

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of henne
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.