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Old English · verb

bringan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈbrin.ɡɑn/
[ˈbriŋ.ɡɑn]
Syllables
ˈbrin · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bring

Meaning

  1. to bring

    Iċ…, eald ǣfensċeōp, eorlum bringe blisse in burgum.

    I…, old evening scop, bring bliss in towns for brave men.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:

Conjugation

Conjugation of bringan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bringebrōhte
2nd singular bringstbrōhtest
3rd singular bringþbrōhte
Plural bringaþbrōhton
Subjunctive
Singular bringebrōhte
Plural bringenbrōhten
Non-finite forms of bringan
Form
Infinitive bringan
Inflected infinitive bringenne
Imperative singular bring
Imperative plural bringaþ
Present participle bringende
Past participle brungen

All forms (14)

Etymology

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

Descendants

bring

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