gebringan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ġe- + bringan. Compare Old Saxon gibrengian.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġebringan
- to bring
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Ġenōh lange ic wæs on þām bysmore and on þǣre sċeame, þe hȳ mē on ġebrōhton;...
- Long enough have I been in the reproach and shame which they brought on me;...
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- to produce, adduce, bring forth, bear, lead
Usage notes
[edit]- No strong preterite forms of this verb are attested. The rest of the preterite conjugation is borrowed from the closely related, and largely synonymous, verb ġebrenġan.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġebringan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | ġebringan | ġebringenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġebringe | ġebrōhte |
| second person singular | ġebringst | ġebrōhtest |
| third person singular | ġebringþ | ġebrōhte |
| plural | ġebringaþ | ġebrōhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġebringe | ġebrōhte |
| plural | ġebringen | ġebrōhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġebring | |
| plural | ġebringaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġebringende | ġebrōht | |
References
[edit]- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “E02328”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le
, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
