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angen
angen
Welsh
Noun
angen m (uncountable) (functioning as verbnoun)
- need
- 1803, William Owen Pughe, "A Dictionary of the Welsh Language", Volume 1
- Perid i Ddyfrig archeſgob wynieuthu Arthur yn frenin, a dodi coron am ei ben; canys eu hangen oedd yn eu cymhell.
- Dyfrig the archbiſhop was commanded to conſecrate Arthur to be king, and to place the crown upon his head; for their neceſſity was preſſing upon them.
Usage notes
Because angen is a noun, it does not use yn with bod and has no stem, meaning it must be used periphrastically.
See also
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| angen | unchanged | unchanged | hangen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||