brengan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brangijan, from Proto-Germanic *brangijaną

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbren.jɑn/, [ˈbren.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

brenġan

  1. to bring, lead, conduct
  2. to carry, bear, transport
  3. to bring forth, produce, bear, yield (as in crops or offspring)

Usage notes

  • This verb gives its preterite forms to the largely synonymous bringan.

Conjugation

Conjugation of brenġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive brenġan brenġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular brenġe brōhte
second person singular brenġest, brengst brōhtest
third person singular brenġeþ, brengþ brōhte
plural brenġaþ brōhton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular brenġe brōhte
plural brenġen brōhten
imperative
singular brenġ
plural brenġaþ
participle present past
brenġende (ġe)brōht

References

Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “brengan”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le ⁠, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.

Old Saxon

Verb

brengan

  1. alternative form of bringan
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