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Old English · verb

singan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈsin.ɡɑn/
[ˈsiŋ.ɡɑn]
Syllables
ˈsin · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
singchant

Meaning

  1. to sing, chant

    Iċ þurh mūþ sprece mongum reordum, wrenċum singe, wrixle ġeneahhe hēafodwōþe,…

    I speak with many voices through mouth, sing melodies, change abundantly my main song,…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:

Conjugation

Conjugation of singan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular singesang
2nd singular singstsunge
3rd singular singþsang
Plural singaþsungon
Subjunctive
Singular singesunge
Plural singensungen
Non-finite forms of singan
Form
Infinitive singan
Inflected infinitive singenne
Imperative singular sing
Imperative plural singaþ
Present participle singende
Past participle sungenġesungen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Descendants

sing

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