bringan

bringan

Old Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

bringan

1. to bring

Inflection

Conjugation of bringan (weak irregular)

infinitive	bringan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bringu	braht
2nd person singular	bringis, bringist	brāhti
3rd person singular	bringit	braht
1st person plural	bringon	brāhtun
2nd person plural	bringet	brāhtut
3rd person plural	bringunt	brāhtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bringe	brāhti
2nd person singular	bringes, bringest	brāhtis, brāhtist
3rd person singular	bringe	brāhti
1st person plural	bringen	brāhtin
2nd person plural	bringet	brāhtit
3rd person plural	bringent	brāhtint
imperative	present
singular	bring
plural	bringet
participle	present	past
	bringandi	gebraht

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bringen
  • Dutch: brengen
    • Afrikaans: bring
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: bringgi
    • Negerhollands: breng, bring, briṅ
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: brink
    • →? Sranan Tongo: bringi
  • Limburgish: bringe
  • West Flemish: bringen

Further reading

• “bringan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Alternative forms

• brenġan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrin.ɡɑn/, [ˈbriŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

bringan

1. to bring

Conjugation

Conjugation of bringan (weak class 1)

infinitive	bringan	bringenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bringe	brōhte, brang
second person singular	bringest, bringst	brōhtest, brunge
third person singular	bringeþ, bringþ	brōhte, brang
plural	bringaþ	brōhton, brungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bringe	brōhte, brunge
plural	bringen	brōhten, brungen
imperative
singular	bring
plural	bringaþ
participle	present	past
	bringende	(ġe)brōht, (ġe)brungen

Derived terms

• forþbringan
• ġebringan
• inbringan

Descendants

• Middle English: bryngen
  • English: bring
  • Scots: bring

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Old High German

Etymology

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

bringan

1. to bring

Conjugation

Conjugation of bringan (strong class 3)

infinitive	bringan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bringu	brang, brāhta
2nd person singular	bringis	brungi
3rd person singular	bringit	brang, brāhta
1st person plural	bringem, bringemes	brungum, brungumes
2nd person plural	bringet	brungut
3rd person plural	bringant	brungun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bringe	brungi
2nd person singular	bringes	brungis
3rd person singular	bringe	brungi
1st person plural	bringem, bringemes	brungim, brungimes
2nd person plural	bringet	brungit
3rd person plural	bringen	brungin
imperative	present
singular	bring
plural	bringet
participle	present	past
	bringanti	gibrungan

Descendants

• Middle High German: bringen
  • Alemannic German: bringe
  • Cimbrian: prengen
  • Central Franconian: brenge

    Hunsrik: bringe

    Luxembourgish: bréngen

  • German: bringen
  • Rhine Franconian: brenge, bringe

    Frankfurterisch: [pʀiŋg̥ə], (older) [pʀeŋə]

    Pennsylvania German: bringe

  • Vilamovian: brengia
  • Yiddish: ברענגען‎ (brengen)

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
2. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

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Old Saxon

Verb

bringan

1. Alternative form of brengian

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Swedish

Noun

bringan

1. definite singular of bringa.