drincan
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drinkanan. Cognate with Old Frisian drinka, Old Saxon drinkan, Old High German trinkan, Old Norse drekka, Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdrɪnkan/
[edit] Verb
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:
[edit] Conjugation
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)drunce | |
[edit] Descendants
- English: drink
[edit] Vandalic
[edit] Verb
drincan
- to drink
- scapia matzia ia drincan (De conviviis barbaris in the Latin Anthology)
