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

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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.

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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

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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