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singan
singan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷh-. Compare Old Saxon singan, Old Frisian singa, Old High German singan, Old English singan, Old Norse syngva.
Verb
singan
- to sing
Conjugation
Conjugation of singan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | singan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | singu | sang |
| 2nd person singular | singis, singist | sungi |
| 3rd person singular | singit | sang |
| 1st person plural | singon | sungun |
| 2nd person plural | singet | sungut |
| 3rd person plural | singunt | sungun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | singe | sungi |
| 2nd person singular | singes, singest | sungis, sungist |
| 3rd person singular | singe | sungi |
| 1st person plural | singen | sungin |
| 2nd person plural | singet | sungit |
| 3rd person plural | singent | sungint |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | sing | |
| plural | singet | |
| participle | present | past |
| singandi | gesungon | |
Descendants
Old English
Verb
singan (third-person sg present singeþ, third-person sg preterite sang, preterite plural sungon, past participle (ġe)sungen)
Conjugation
Conjugation of singan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | singan | tō singanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | singe | sang |
| 2nd-person singular | singest | sunge |
| 3rd-person singular | singeþ | sang |
| plural | singaþ | sungon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | singe | sunge |
| plural | singen | sungen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sing | |
| plural | singaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| singende | (ġe)sungen | |
Descendants
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷh-. Compare Old Saxon singan, Old Dutch singan, Old English singan, Old Norse syngva, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌽 (siggwan).
Verb
singan strong class III
- to sing
Conjugation
Conjugation of singan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | singan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | singu | sang |
| 2nd person singular | singis | sungi |
| 3rd person singular | singit | sang |
| 1st person plural | singem, singemes | sungum, sungumes |
| 2nd person plural | singet | sungut |
| 3rd person plural | singant | sungun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | singe | sungi |
| 2nd person singular | singes | sungis |
| 3rd person singular | singe | sungi |
| 1st person plural | singem, singemes | sungim, sungimes |
| 2nd person plural | singet | sungit |
| 3rd person plural | singen | sungin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | sing | |
| plural | singet | |
| participle | present | past |
| singanti | gisungan | |
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷh-. Compare Old Dutch singan, Old English singan, Old Frisian singa, Old Norse syngva, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌽 (siggwan).
Verb
singan
- to sing
Conjugation
Conjugation of singan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | singan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | singu | sang |
| 2nd person singular | singis | sungi |
| 3rd person singular | singid | sang |
| plural | singad | sungun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | singe | sungi |
| 2nd person singular | singes | sungis |
| 3rd person singular | singe | sungi |
| plural | singen | sungin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | sing | |
| plural | singad | |
| participle | present | past |
| singandi | gisungan, sungan | |
Descendants
- Low German: singen