beginne

English

Verb

beginne

1. Obsolete spelling of begin.
   • a. 1863, Jean Ingelow, "High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire"

     If it be long ay, long ago,

     When I beginne to think howe long,

     Againe I hear the Lindis flow,

     Swift as an arrowe, sharpe and strong;

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɣɪnə/

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Verb

beginne

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of beginnen

Noun

beginne

1. (archaic) dative singular of begin

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɡɪnə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

beginne

1. inflection of beginnen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle Dutch

Verb

beginne

1. inflection of beginnen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈjin.ne/

Verb

beġinne

1. inflection of beġinnan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *biginna, bijenna, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną.

Verb

beginne

1. to begin