hangen

Etymology

From a merger of two distinct verbs:

• Middle Dutch haen, from Old Dutch *hān, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną (transitive, strong class 7).
• Middle Dutch hangen, from Old Dutch hangon, from Proto-Germanic *hangijaną (intransitive, weak class 3).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑŋə(n)/

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Verb

hangen

1. (intransitive) to hang

   Het schilderij hangt aan de muur.

   The painting hangs on the wall.

2. (transitive) to hang

   Hij hangt het schilderij aan de muur.

   He hangs the painting on the wall.

Noun

hangen

1. Genitive singular form of hanki.

Alternative forms

• hängen

Etymology

From Old High German hangen, from Proto-Germanic *hangijaną, *hangāną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haŋən/
• Rhymes: -aŋn̩
• Hyphenation: han‧gen

Verb

hangen

1. (Switzerland, intransitive) to hang
2. (Switzerland, transitive) to hang

Further reading

• hangen in Duden online

Etymology

From Old Saxon hāhan, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną. See also hängen.

Verb

hangen (third-person singular simple present hangt, past tense hung, past participle hungen or hangen, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (intransitive) to hang; to be suspended

   An wat hangen.

   To hang from something.

2. (intransitive) to stick; to cling
3. (intransitive, figuratively, with an) to be fond of, to feel strongly about

   Bochum ik hang an di.

   Bochum, I'm fond of you.

   # (transitive) to hang

4. (transitive) to hang (something); to suspend (hängen is usually preferred in this sense)
5. (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.

Etymology

From a merger of two distinct verbs:

• Earlier hâen, from Old Dutch *hān, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną (transitive, strong class 7).
• From Old Dutch hangon, from Proto-Germanic *hangijaną (intransitive, weak class 3).

Verb

hangen

1. to hang (up)
2. to hang, to be hanging
3. to hang (on gallows)
4. to be hanged (on gallows)

Further reading

• “hanghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “hangen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “haen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hangijaną, *hangāną, whence also Old English hangian, Old Norse hanga.

Verb

hangēn

1. (intransitive) to hang
2. (transitive) to hang

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈhaŋɛn/
  • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈhaŋan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhaŋɛn/

Noun

hangen

1. h-prothesized form of angen

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