drincan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drinkan.

Verb

drincan

  1. to drink

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: drinken
    • Dutch: drinken
      • Afrikaans: drink
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: dronggi
      • Negerhollands: drink, dring, drin
      • Aukan: dingii
    • Limburgish: drinke

Further reading

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrin.kɑn/, [ˈdriŋ.kɑn]

Verb

drincan

  1. to drink

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Vandalic

FWOTD – 27 May 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drinkaną. Compare Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽 (drigkan).

Verb

drincan

  1. to drink
    • c390, De conviviis barbaris
      Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.
      Between the Gothic [cries] “Hail” and “Let’s get [something to] eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses.
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