dringan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þringwan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat, hew, press”).

Cognate with Old Saxon thringan (Low German dringen), Dutch dringen, Old English þringan (English thring), Old Norse þryngva, Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þreihan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /driŋχan/

Verb

dringan

1. to press

Conjugation

Conjugation of dringan (strong class 3)

infinitive	dringan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	dringu, dringo	drang
2nd person singular	dringis, dringist	drungi
3rd person singular	dringit	drang
1st person plural	dringem, dringemēs	drungum, drungumēs
2nd person plural	dringet	drungut
3rd person plural	dringant	drungun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	dringe	drungi
2nd person singular	dringēs, dringēst	drungīs, drungīst
3rd person singular	dringe	drungi
1st person plural	dringēm, dringemēs	drungīm, drungīmēs
2nd person plural	dringēt	drungīt
3rd person plural	dringēn	drungīn
imperative	present
singular	dring
plural	dringet
participle	present	past
	dringanti	gidrongan

Related terms

• drangōn
• drengen

Descendants

• Middle High German: dringen
  • German: dringen