synge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish siungæ, from Old Norse syngja (“to sing”), from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsønɡə/, /ˈsøŋə/, [ˈsøŋŋ̍]

Verb

synge (imperative syng, present synger, past sang, past participle n sunget, c sungen, pl sungne, present participle syngende)

1. sing (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice)

Conjugation

Conjugation of synge

active passive present synger synges past sang — infinitive synge synges imperative syng — participle present syngende past sunget (auxiliary verb have) gerund syngen

References

• “synge” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “synge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Middle English

Verb

synge

1. alternative form of singen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse syngja (“to sing”), from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

synge (imperative syng, present tense synger, simple past sang, past participle sunget, present participle syngende)

1. to sing

Derived terms

• besynge
• synge på siste verset

Related terms

• sang (noun)
• sanger, sangerinne

References

• “synge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

synge (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngast, present participle syngande, imperative syng)

1. alternative form of syngja

Anagrams

• gysen, ynges