sungen

sungen

1. (archaic) Alternative form of sung.
   • Ding dong! Merrily on High

     E'en so here below, below,

     Let steeple bells be swungen,

     And io, io, io,

     By priest and people sungen.

sungen

1. obsolete form of sangen

   Wie die Alten sungen, so zwitschern auch die Jungen. (proverb)

   Young generations immitate older generations.

   (literally, “As the old sang, so the young chirp.”)

   • Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
     Aus einer Wurzel zart,
     Wie uns die Alten sungen,
     Von Jesse kam die Art.

     A rose has sprung forth
     From a root so tender,
     As the ancient sang to us,
     From Jesse came its kind.

• The form remains current only in a verse of the popular Christmas carol Es ist ein Ros entsprungen and in a proverb, see above. In both cases, replacing the old form with the modern form sangen would spoil the rhyme.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun.ɡen/, [ˈsuŋ.ɡen]

sungen

1. plural preterite subjunctive of singan

sungen

1. past participle of singan