drincan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *drinka-. Cognate with Old Frisian drinka, Old Saxon drinkan (Dutch drinken), Old High German trinkan (German trinken), Old Norse drekka (Swedish dricka), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'dɹɪnkan/

[edit] Verb

drincan (class III strong)

1. to drink

   He dranc of ðam wine, ða wearþ he druncen: He drank of the wine, and became drunk. (Genesis)