Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hen
Participle: henned
Gerund: henning
Indicative
Present
| I | hen |
| you | hen |
| he;she;it | hens |
| we | hen |
| you | hen |
| they | hen |
Perfect
| I | have henned |
| you | have henned |
| he;she;it | has henned |
| we | have henned |
| you | have henned |
| they | have henned |
Past
| I | henned |
| you | henned |
| he;she;it | henned |
| we | henned |
| you | henned |
| they | henned |
Pluperfect
| I | had henned |
| you | had henned |
| he;she;it | had henned |
| we | had henned |
| you | had henned |
| they | had henned |
Future
| I | will hen |
| you | will hen |
| he;she;it | will hen |
| we | will hen |
| you | will hen |
| they | will hen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have henned |
| you | will have henned |
| he;she;it | will have henned |
| we | will have henned |
| you | will have henned |
| they | will have henned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hen |
| you | hen |
| he;she;it | hen |
| we | hen |
| you | hen |
| they | hen |
Perfect
| I | have henned |
| you | have henned |
| he;she;it | have henned |
| we | have henned |
| you | have henned |
| they | have henned |
Imperfect
| I | henned |
| you | henned |
| he;she;it | henned |
| we | henned |
| you | henned |
| they | henned |
Pluperfect
| I | had henned |
| you | had henned |
| he;she;it | had henned |
| we | had henned |
| you | had henned |
| they | had henned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hen |
| you | would hen |
| he;she;it | would hen |
| we | would hen |
| you | would hen |
| they | would hen |
Perfect
| I | would have henned |
| you | would have henned |
| he;she;it | would have henned |
| we | would have henned |
| you | would have henned |
| they | would have henned |
Imperative
| you | hen |
| we | Let's hen |
| you | hen |
Verbs conjugated like 'hen'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hen'
den,
gen,
han,
hean,
hem,
hend,
hent,
hep,
hew,
hex,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English hen, from Old English henn (“hen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic *hanjō (“hen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan-, *kana- (“to sing”).
2. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hanne (“hen”), West Frisian hin (“hen”), Dutch hen (“hen”), German Low German Heen (“hen”), German Henne (“hen”), Danish høne (“hen”), Swedish höna (“hen”), Icelandic hæna (“hen”). Related to Old English hana (“cock, rooster”). Also cognate to Latin cicōnia (“stork”), Latin canō (“to sing”), Russian каню́к (kanjúk, “buzzard”). Compare Russian пету́х (petúx, “rooster, cock”) from Russian петь (petʹ, “to sing”).
3. Etymology 1, noun sense 7 after cock (“male chicken; man's penis”). See: Frisian, Saterlandic 'Hanne', Dutch '
hen', Danish '
høne', Swedish '
höna', Icelandic '
hæna', Latin '
canō'.
Verbs referencing "hen"
Latin
cano.
Sample Sentences
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Once he had flared up, "If ever a man was henned, it's me!" [1943, McCall's - Volume 71, page 69:]
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Mammy henned the black workers into placing the trunks beside the girls. [1984, Susan C. Feldhake, Love Beyond Surrender, page 52:]