bringan

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-.

Verb

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bringan

  1. to bring

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bringan (weak irregular)
infinitive bringan
indicative present past
1st person singular bringo, bringon brāhta
2nd person singular bringis, bringist brāhtos
3rd person singular bringit brāhta
1st person plural bringon brāhtun
2nd person plural bringit brāhtut
3rd person plural bringont brāhtun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular bringe brāhti
2nd person singular bringes, bringest brāhtis
3rd person singular bringe brāhti
1st person plural bringen brāhtin
2nd person plural bringet brāhtit
3rd person plural bringen brāhtin
imperative present
singular bring
plural bringit
participle present past
bringandi gibrāht

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • “bringan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrin.ɡɑn/, [ˈbriŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

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bringan

  1. to bring
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8‎[1]:
      Iċ…, eald ǣfensceōp, eorlum bringe blisse in burgum.
      I…, old evening scop, bring bliss in towns for brave men.
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ⁊ ēac þætte þrīe wulfas on ānre niht brōhton ānes dēades monnes līchoman binnan þā burg, ⁊ hiene þær siþþan tōbrugdon, oþ þā men onwōcan, ⁊ ūt urnon, ⁊ hīe siþþan aweġ flugon.
      And on one night, three wolves brought the body of a dead man into the city, and then tore it to pieces, until the people awoke and ran out, and they ran away.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bringan (weak class 1)
infinitive bringan bringenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bringe brōhte, brang
second person singular bringest, bringst brōhtest, brunge
third person singular bringeþ, bringþ brōhte, brang
plural bringaþ brōhton, brungon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bringe brōhte, brunge
plural bringen brōhten, brungen
imperative
singular bring
plural bringaþ
participle present past
bringende (ġe)brōht, (ġe)brungen

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną, whence also Old Saxon brengian, Old Dutch bringan, Old Frisian brenga, Old English bringan, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (briggan).

Verb

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bringan

  1. to bring

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bringan (strong class 3)
infinitive bringan
indicative present past
1st person singular bringu, bringo brang, brāhta
2nd person singular bringis, bringist brungi
3rd person singular bringit brang, brāhta
1st person plural bringem, bringemēs brungum, brungumēs
2nd person plural bringet brungut
3rd person plural bringant brungun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular bringe brungi
2nd person singular bringēs, bringēst brungīs, brungīst
3rd person singular bringe brungi
1st person plural bringēm, bringemēs brungīm, brungīmēs
2nd person plural bringēt brungīt
3rd person plural bringēn brungīn
imperative present
singular bring
plural bringet
participle present past
bringanti gibrungan

Descendants

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References

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  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
  2. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Old Saxon

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Verb

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bringan

  1. Alternative form of brengian

Swedish

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Noun

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bringan

  1. definite singular of bringa
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