beginnan

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, derived from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną; equivalent to be- +‎ *ginnan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈjin.nɑn/

Verb

beġinnan

  1. to begin
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
      Hē ārās þā ġesund, swelċe of slǣpe āwreaht, and begann tō wundrienne hū hē wurde þæder ġebrōht.
      Then he got up safe and sound, as if woken from sleep, and began to wonder how he got there.

Conjugation

Conjugation of beġinnan (strong, class III)
infinitive beġinnan beġinnenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular beġinne begann
second person singular beġinst begunne
third person singular beġinþ begann
plural beġinnaþ begunnon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular beġinne begunne
plural beġinnen begunnen
imperative
singular beġinn
plural beġinnaþ
participle present past
beġinnende begunnen

Descendants

  • Middle English: beginnen, begynne, bigynne
    • English: begin
    • Scots: begin
    • Yola: begaan (preterite)
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