drincan
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Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *drinkaną. Cognate with Old Frisian drinka, Old Saxon drinkan, Old High German trinkan, Old Norse drekka, Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈdrinkɑn/
Verb [edit]
drincan (strong class III)
- to drink
- (Can we date this quote?) Genesis, The Holy Bible:
- He dranc of ðam wine, ða wearþ he druncen
- He drank of the wine, and became drunk.
- He dranc of ðam wine, ða wearþ he druncen
- (Can we date this quote?) Genesis, The Holy Bible:
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of drincan (strong class III)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | drince | dranc |
| 2nd-person singular | drincest | drunce |
| 3rd-person singular | drinceþ | dranc |
| plural | drincaþ | druncon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | drince | drunce |
| plural | drincen | druncen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | drinc | |
| plural | drincaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| drincende | (ġe)druncen | |
Descendants [edit]
Vandalic [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *drinkaną. Compare Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽 (drigkan).
Verb [edit]
drincan
- to drink
- scapia matzia ia drincan (De conviviis barbaris in the Latin Anthology)
