ringen

See also: Ringen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪŋə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋən
• Hyphenation: rin‧gen

Etymology 1

Noun

ringen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of ring

Etymology 2

Verb

ringen

1. (transitive) to ring

   Synonym: beringen

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German ringan, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wringaną. Cognate with wringen (from Low German), English wring, and Dutch wringen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɪŋən/, [ˈʁɪŋən], [ˈʁɪŋŋ̩]

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩

Verb

1. (intransitive) to wrestle
2. (intransitive) to struggle
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 100:

     Es war als rängen beständig zwei Mächte um sie, als würde sie wehrlos von ihnen hin und her gerissen.

     It was as if two powers struggled over her continuously, as if she was torn to and fro by them defenselessly.

3. (transitive) to wring (for example “hands”; but not “clothes”, for that see wringen)

Related terms

• Ringen
• Ringer
• erringen
• rangeln

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ringen m

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of ring

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ringen m

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of ring

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Swedish

Noun

ringen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of ring

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West Frisian

Noun

ringen

1. plural of ring