sungen

sungen

1. (archaic) Alternative form of sung.
   • Ding dong! Merrily on High

     E'en so here below, below,

     Let steeple bells be swungen,

     And io, io, io,

     By priest and people sungen.

sungen

1. obsolete form of sangen
   • Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
     Aus einer Wurzel zart,
     Wie uns die Alten sungen,
     Von Jesse kam die Art.

     A rose has sprung forth
     From a root so tender,
     As the ancient sang to us,
     From Jesse came its kind.

• The form remains current only in a verse of the popular Christmas carol Es ist ein Ros entsprungen; see the quotation above.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun.ɡen/, [ˈsuŋ.ɡen]

sungen

1. plural preterite subjunctive of singan

sungen

1. past participle of singan