begynde

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German beginnen (“to begin”), from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną, cognate with German beginnen, English begin.

Displaced native Danish børje (“to begin, start”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɡønə/, [b̥eˈɡ̊ønˀə]

Verb

begynde (past tense begyndte, past participle begyndt)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to start, begin, commence, open

Conjugation

Conjugation of begynde
active passive
present begynder begyndes
past begyndte begyndtes
infinitive begynde begyndes
imperative begynd —
participle
present begyndende
past begyndt
(auxiliary verb være)
gerund begynden

Synonyms

Derived terms

Swedish

Adjective

begynde

  1. definite natural masculine singular of begynd
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