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Old English · verb

hringan

Normalised hrinġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxrin.jɑn/
[ˈr̥in.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ˈxrin · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
ringingsurroundring

hringan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to ring (make a ringing sound)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hringan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hrinġehringde
2nd singular hrinġesthringsthringdest
3rd singular hrinġeþhringþhringde
Plural hrinġaþhringdon
Subjunctive
Singular hrinġehringde
Plural hrinġenhringden
Non-finite forms of hringan
Form
Infinitive hrinġan
Inflected infinitive hrinġenne
Imperative singular hrinġ
Imperative plural hrinġaþ
Present participle hrinġende
Past participle hrinġedġehrinġed

hringan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to surround

Conjugation

Conjugation of hringan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hrinġehringde
2nd singular hrinġesthringsthringdest
3rd singular hrinġeþhringþhringde
Plural hrinġaþhringdon
Subjunctive
Singular hrinġehringde
Plural hrinġenhringden
Non-finite forms of hringan
Form
Infinitive hrinġan
Inflected infinitive hrinġenne
Imperative singular hrinġ
Imperative plural hrinġaþ
Present participle hrinġende
Past participle hrinġedġehrinġed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hringijan, from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną (“to ring”), from *hringaz (“ringing sound”), whence Old English hring.

From Proto-West Germanic *hringijan, from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną (“to surround”), from *hringaz (“ring, circle”), whence Old English hring.

Descendants

ring

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