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