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BRINGAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
BRINGAN, part. bringende ; ic bringe, brincge, ðú bringst, he bringeþ, brincgeþ, bringþ, pl. bringaþ; p. ic, he brang, brong, ðú brunge, pl. brungon; pp. brungen; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§96; §117; §165; §240; §278; §289; §292; §317; §318; §326; §488; §534;
To BRING, adduce, lead, produce, bear, carry: ferre, adducere, ducere, producere, offerre, proferre
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  • Hwǽr is ðæt tiber, ðæt ðú bringan þencest

    where is the gift which thou thinkest to bring?

    • Cd. 140
      • ;
    • Th. 175, 7
      • ;
    • Gen. 2891
      • :
    • Exon. 23 b
      • ;
    • Th. 65, 23
      • ;
    • Cri. 1059.

  • Ic ðé þúsenda þegna bringe

    I will bring thee thousands of warriors,

    • Beo. Th. 3663
      • ;
    • B. 1829
      • :
    • Exon. 103 a
      • ;
    • Th. 390, 22
      • ;
    • Rä. 9, 5.

  • Winter bringeþ weder ungemetcald

    winter brings weather excessively cold,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 11, 117
      • ;
    • Met. 11, 59: 11, 125
      • ;
    • Met. 11, 63.

  • Regn wolcen brincgeþ

    a cloud brings rain,

    • Ps. Th. 67, 10.

  • Seó eorþe westmas bringþ

    the earth produces fruits,

    • Bt. 33, 4
      • ;
    • Fox 130, 7.

  • His bodan bringaþ

    his angels bring,

    • Cd. 25
      • ;
    • Th. 32, 28
      • ;
    • Gen. 510: 221
      • ;
    • Th. 286, 24
      • ;
    • Sat. 357.

  • Bring us hǽlo líf

    bring us a life of health,

    • Exon. 10 a
      • ;
    • Th. 10, 11
      • ;
    • Cri. 150.

  • He ða býsene from Gode brungen hæfde

    he had brought the mandates from God,

    • Cd. 30
      • ;
    • Th. 41, 4
      • ;
    • Gen. 651: 176
      • ;
    • Th. 221, 3
      • ;
    • Dan. 82.
Etymology
[
Chauc. R. Brun. R. Glouc. bringe:
O. Sax. brengian, bringan:
Frs. bringe:
O. Frs. branga, bringa:
Dut. brengen:
Kil. brenghen:
Ger. M. H. Ger. bringen:
O. H. Ger. bringan:
Goth. briggan.
]
Derived forms
ge-bringan, onge-, to-, þurh-
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BRINGAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5165.

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