biginnan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biginnan.
Verb
biginnan
Inflection
Conjugation of biginnan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | biginnan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | biginno, biginnon | bigan |
| 2nd person singular | biginnis | bigunni |
| 3rd person singular | biginnit | bigan |
| 1st person plural | biginnun | bigunnon |
| 2nd person plural | biginnit | bigunnot |
| 3rd person plural | biginnunt | bigunnon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | biginne | bigunni |
| 2nd person singular | biginnis | bigunni |
| 3rd person singular | biginne | bigunni |
| 1st person plural | biginnin | bigunnin |
| 2nd person plural | biginnit | bigunnit |
| 3rd person plural | biginnin | bigunnin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | bigin | |
| plural | biginnet | |
| participle | present | past |
| biginnandi | bigunnan | |
Descendants
Further reading
- “biginnan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, whence also Old Saxon and Old Dutch biginnan and Old English beginnan.
Verb
biginnan
- to begin
Conjugation
Conjugation of biginnan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | biginnan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | biginnu, biginno | bigan, bigonta, bigonda |
| 2nd person singular | biginnis, biginnist | bigunni |
| 3rd person singular | biginnit | bigan, bigonta, bigonda |
| 1st person plural | biginnem, biginnemēs | bigunnum, bigunnumēs |
| 2nd person plural | biginnet | bigunnut |
| 3rd person plural | biginnant | bigunnun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | biginne | bigunni |
| 2nd person singular | biginnēs, biginnēst | bigunnīs, bigunnīst |
| 3rd person singular | biginne | bigunni |
| 1st person plural | biginnēm, biginnemēs | bigunnīm, bigunnīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | biginnēt | bigunnīt |
| 3rd person plural | biginnēn | bigunnīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | bigin | |
| plural | biginnet | |
| participle | present | past |
| biginnanti | bigunnan | |
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biginnan (corresponding to bi- + ginnan), whence also Old High German and Old Dutch biginnan, Old Frisian beginna, and Old English beginnan.
Verb
biginnan
- to begin
Conjugation
Conjugation of biginnan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | biginnan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | biginnu | bigan |
| 2nd person singular | biginnis | bigunni |
| 3rd person singular | biginnid | bigan |
| plural | biginnad | bigunnun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | biginne | bigunni |
| 2nd person singular | biginnes | bigunnis |
| 3rd person singular | biginne | bigunni |
| plural | biginnen | bigunnin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | bigin | |
| plural | biginnad | |
| participle | present | past |
| biginnandi | bigunnan | |