drinkan

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drinkan.

Verb

drinkan

  1. to drink

Conjugation
Conjugation of drinkan (strong class 3)
infinitive drinkan
indicative present past
1st person singular drinku drank
2nd person singular drinkis drunki
3rd person singular drinkid drank
plural drinkad drunkun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular drinke drunki
2nd person singular drinkes drunkis
3rd person singular drinke drunki
plural drinken drunkin
imperative present
singular drink
plural drinkad
participle present past
drinkandi gidrunkan, drunkan

Descendants
  • Middle Low German: drinken
    • Low German: drinken, driinken

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from German trinken or English drink, maybe through Solombala pigdin дринкомъ.

Verb

drinkan

  1. to drink

References
  • Ingvild Broch; Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: The pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag
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