*wringaną

Runic: ᚹᚱᛁᚾᚷᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwriŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to squeeze, twist, wring

Etymology

Probably related to Lithuanian rangýti (‘to writhe’), pointing to a Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- (‘to squeeze, wring’). If additionally related to Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha) (rhímpha, ‘quickly, fast’), the root is to be reconstructed as *wrengʷʰ- (‘to squeeze, wring’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	wringō	wringaų	–
2nd singular	wringizi	wringaiz	wring
3rd singular	wringidi	wringai	wringadau
1st dual	wringōz	wringaiw	–
2nd dual	wringadiz	wringaidiz	wringadiz
1st plural	wringamaz	wringaim	–
2nd plural	wringid	wringaid	wringid
3rd plural	wringandi	wringain	wringandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wringai	–
2nd singular	wringazai	wringaizau
3rd singular	wringadai	wringaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	wringandai	wringaindau
2nd plural	wringandai	wringaindau
3rd plural	wringandai	wringaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wrang	wrungį̄
2nd singular	wranht	wrungīz
3rd singular	wrang	wrungī
1st dual	wrungū	wrungīw
2nd dual	wrungudiz	wrungīdiz
1st plural	wrungum	wrungīm
2nd plural	wrungud	wrungīd
3rd plural	wrungun	wrungīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
wringaną	wringandz	wrunganaz

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Descendants

*wringan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wringan (Old Dutch)
  - wringen (Middle Dutch)
    - wringe (Limburgish)
*wringan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wringan (Old Dutch)
  - wringen (Middle Dutch)
    - wringen (Dutch)
      - wring (Afrikaans)
*wringan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wringan (Old English)
  - wryngen, wringen (Middle English)
    - wring (English)
    - wryng, wring (Scots)
*wringan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wringa (Old Frisian)
  - wringe (Saterland Frisian)
  - wringe (West Frisian)
*wringan (Proto-West Germanic)
- ringan (Old High German)
  - ringen (Middle High German)
    - ringen (German)
    - réngen (Luxembourgish)
*wringan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wringan (Old Saxon)
  - wringen (Middle Low German)
    - wringen (German)
    - wringen, ringen (German Low German)

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