drincan
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Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drinkan.
Verb
drincan
- to drink
Inflection
| infinitive | drincan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | drinco, drincon | dranc |
| 2nd person singular | drinkis, drinkist | drunki, drunkis |
| 3rd person singular | drinkit | dranc |
| 1st person plural | drincon | druncun |
| 2nd person plural | drinket | druncut |
| 3rd person plural | drincont | druncun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | drinke | drunki |
| 2nd person singular | drinkes, drinkest | drunki, drunkis |
| 3rd person singular | drinke | drunki |
| 1st person plural | drinken | drunkin |
| 2nd person plural | drinket | drunkit |
| 3rd person plural | drinken | drunkin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | drinc | |
| plural | drinket | |
| participle | present | past |
| drincandi | druncan, gidruncan | |
Conjugation of drincan (strong class 3)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “drinkan (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
drincan
- to drink
- Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiv.
- Wiþ latre meltunge. Olisatrum hātte wyrt sēo dēah tō drincanne.
- For late digestion; a wort hight olusatrum, which is good to drink.
- Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiii.
- Rǣd bið ġif hē nimð mealan mid hire cīþum, sēoþe on wætere, sele drincan.
- It is advisable if he taketh mallow with its sprouts; let him seethe them in water, give this to be drunk
- Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiv.
Conjugation
| infinitive | drincan | drincenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | drince | dranc |
| second person singular | drincst | drunce |
| third person singular | drincþ | dranc |
| plural | drincaþ | druncon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | drince | drunce |
| plural | drincen | druncen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | drinc | |
| plural | drincaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| drincende | (ġe)druncen | |
Conjugation of drincan (strong class 3)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
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Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drinkaną. Compare Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽 (drigkan).
Verb
drincan
- 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.
- c390, De conviviis barbaris
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