þringan

See also: thringan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat, hew, press”). 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): /ˈθriŋɡɑn/

Verb

þringan

to press, constrict, push on or through

Conjugation

Conjugation of þringan (strong class 3)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	þringan	tō þringenne
1st-person singular	þringe	þrang
2nd-person singular	þringest	þrunge
3rd-person singular	þringeþ	þrang
plural	þringaþ	þrungon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	þringe	þrunge
plural	þringen	þrungen
imperative
singular	þring
plural	þringaþ
participle	present	past
	þringende	(ġe)þrungen

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: thringen
- Scots: thring
- English: thring

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