singan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

singan

1. to sing

Inflection

Conjugation of singan (strong class 3)

infinitive	singan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	singo, singon	sanc
2nd person singular	singis	sungi
3rd person singular	singit	sanc
1st person plural	singun	sungon
2nd person plural	singit	sungot
3rd person plural	singunt	sungon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	singe	sungi
2nd person singular	singis	sungi
3rd person singular	singe	sungi
1st person plural	singin	sungin
2nd person plural	singit	sungit
3rd person plural	singin	sungin
imperative	present
singular	sinc
plural	singit
participle	present	past
	singandi	sungan, gisungan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: singen
  • Dutch: zingen
    • Afrikaans: sing
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: singgi
    • Jersey Dutch: sänge
    • Negerhollands: sing, siṅ
    • → Sranan Tongo: singi
      • → Caribbean Javanese: singi
  • Limburgish: zinge

Further reading

• “singan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsin.ɡɑn/, [ˈsiŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

singan

1. to sing, chant
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8‎:

     Iċ þurh mūþ sprece mongum reordum, wrenċum singe, wrixle ġeneahhe hēafodwōþe,…

     I speak with many voices through mouth, sing melodies, change abundantly my main song,…

Conjugation

Conjugation of singan (strong, class III)

infinitive	singan	singenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	singe	sang
second person singular	singst	sunge
third person singular	singþ	sang
plural	singaþ	sungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	singe	sunge
plural	singen	sungen
imperative
singular	sing
plural	singaþ
participle	present	past
	singende	(ġe)sungen

Derived terms

• besingan

Descendants

• Middle English: singen, cingen, cinggen, singgen, singe, synge, syngen, cyngyn, cynggyn, zinge (Kent)
  • English: sing
  • Scots: sing
  • Yola: zing

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

singan

1. to sing

Conjugation

Conjugation of singan (strong class 3)

infinitive	singan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	singu, singo	sang
2nd person singular	singis, singist	sungi
3rd person singular	singit	sang
1st person plural	singem, singemēs	sungum, sungumēs
2nd person plural	singet	sungut
3rd person plural	singant	sungun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	singe	sungi
2nd person singular	singēs, singēst	sungīs, sungīst
3rd person singular	singe	sungi
1st person plural	singēm, singemēs	sungīm, sungīmēs
2nd person plural	singēt	sungīt
3rd person plural	singēn	sungīn
imperative	present
singular	sing
plural	singet
participle	present	past
	singanti	gisungan

Descendants

• Middle High German: singen
  • Alemannic German:
    • Swabian:
      • Sathmar Swabian: singe
  • Bavarian: singa
    • Cimbrian: singen
  • Central Franconian:
    • Hunsrik: singe
  • German: singen
  • Luxembourgish: sangen
  • Rhine Franconian:
    • Pennsylvania German: singe
  • Yiddish: זינגען (zingen)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

singan

1. to sing

Conjugation

Conjugation of singan (strong class 3)

infinitive	singan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	singu	sang
2nd person singular	singis	sungi
3rd person singular	singid	sang
plural	singad	sungun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	singe	sungi
2nd person singular	singes	sungis
3rd person singular	singe	sungi
plural	singen	sungin
imperative	present
singular	sing
plural	singad
participle	present	past
	singandi	gisungan, sungan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: singen
  • Low German: singen
  • Plautdietsch: sinjen

Spanish

Verb

singan

1. third-person plural present indicative of singar