anginn

Old English

Alternative forms

• anġin, anġyn, onġin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnˌjinn/, [ˈɑnˌjin]

Noun

anġinn n

1. beginning

   Ealra þinga bēoþ þā anġinn lȳtlu.

   The beginnings of all things are small.

2. attempt

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	anġinn	anġinn, anġinnu
accusative	anġinn	anġinn, anġinnu
genitive	anġinnes	anġinna
dative	anġinne	anġinnum

Related terms

• onġinnan

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “an-gin”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.