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German
Etymology
From Middle High German rinnen, from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.
Pronunciation
Verb
rinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present rinnt, past tense rann, past participle geronnen, past subjunctive ränne or rönne, auxiliary sein)
- to flow
- Der Schweiß rinnt ihm über die Stirn.
- Sweat runs down his forehead.
- Der Wasserhahn rinnt.
- The tap is dripping.
- to leak
- to run
- Der Reis rann aus der Packung.
- The rice ran out of the pack.
- to trickle
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.
Verb
rinnen
Inflection
Descendants
Further reading
- “rinnen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “rinnen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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Middle High German
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.
Pronunciation
Verb
rinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present rinnet, past tense ran, past participle gerunnen, past subjunctive rünne, auxiliary sīn)
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “rinnen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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