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rinnen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German rinnen, from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

rinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present rinnt, past tense rann, past participle geronnen, past subjunctive ränne or rönne, auxiliary sein)

  1. to flow
    Der Schweiß rinnt ihm über die Stirn.
    Sweat runs down his forehead.
    Der Wasserhahn rinnt.
    The tap is dripping.
  2. to leak
  3. to run
    Der Reis rann aus der Packung.
    The rice ran out of the pack.
  4. to trickle

Conjugation

Further reading

  • rinnen” in Duden online
  • rinnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.

Verb

rinnen

  1. to flow, to stream, to run
  2. to run, to move quickly
  3. to move generally
  4. to coagulate

Inflection

More information infinitive, base form ...

Descendants

  • Dutch: rinnen (obsolete), rennen
  • Limburgish: rinne, rènne

Further reading

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Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈrinːən/

Verb

rinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present rinnet, past tense ran, past participle gerunnen, past subjunctive rünne, auxiliary sīn)

  1. (of fluids) to run, flow
    Synonym: vlieȥen
  2. (of living beings) to run
    Synonyms: rennen, loufen

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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