þringan

See also: thringan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þringwan.

Cognates

Cognate with Old Frisian thringa, Old Saxon thringan (Low German dringen), Dutch dringen, Old High German dringan (German dringen), Old Norse þryngva, Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þreihan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrin.ɡɑn/, [ˈθriŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

þringan

  1. to press, constrict, push on or through
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen
      wǣron mīne fēt, · forste ġebunden,
      caldum clommum, · þǣr þā ċeare sēofedun.
      Hāt ymb heortan · hungor innan slāt
      merewērġes mōd. · Þæt sē mon ne wāt
      then it beats near cliffs. My feet were
      squeezed by cold, bound by frost,
      with cold fetters, when there we bemoaned
      sorrows. Hot about heart, hunger within tore
      a sea-weary mind. The man didn't know that,

Conjugation

Conjugation of þringan (strong, class III)
infinitive þringan þringenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þringe þrang
second person singular þringst þrunge
third person singular þringþ þrang
plural þringaþ þrungon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þringe þrunge
plural þringen þrungen
imperative
singular þring
plural þringaþ
participle present past
þringende (ġe)þrungen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: thringen
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