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Old English · verb

wringan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈwrin.ɡɑn/
[ˈwriŋ.ɡɑn]
Syllables
ˈwrin · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
wring

Meaning

  1. to wring

Conjugation

Conjugation of wringan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wringewrang
2nd singular wringstwrunge
3rd singular wringþwrang
Plural wringaþwrungon
Subjunctive
Singular wringewrunge
Plural wringenwrungen
Non-finite forms of wringan
Form
Infinitive wringan
Inflected infinitive wringenne
Imperative singular wring
Imperative plural wringaþ
Present participle wringende
Past participle wrungenġewrungen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną, cognate with Old High German ringan, Middle Dutch wringen (Dutch wringen).

Descendants

wring

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