hegen

From Middle High German hegen, from Old High German heggan (“surrounded by a fence”), ultimately from the root of archaic Hag (“hedge”) and modern Gehege (“enclosure”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈheːɡŋ]

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hegen (weak, third-person singular present hegt, past tense hegte, past participle gehegt, auxiliary haben)

1. to cherish
2. to harbor, to have, to hold (e.g., doubts, a grudge, grievances)

• “hegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “hegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “hegen” in Duden online
• “hegen” in OpenThesaurus.de

• gehen

heg +‎ -en

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛɡɛn]
• Hyphenation: he‧gen

hegen

1. superessive singular of heg

hegen (third-person singular simple present hegeth, present participle hegende, hegynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heged)

1. Alternative form of heien