begynna
Norwegian Nynorsk
editVerb
editbegynna (present tense begynner, past tense begynte, past participle begynt, present participle begynnande, imperative begynn)
- Alternative form of begynne
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German beginnen, from Old Saxon biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną. Compare Danish begynde, Norwegian Bokmål begynne, Norwegian Nynorsk begynne, begynna, Low German begünnen, North Frisian begin, Saterland Frisian beginne, West Frisian begjinne, Scots begin, English begin, Dutch beginnen, Afrikaans begin and German beginnen.
Verb
editbegynna (present begynner, preterite begynte, supine begynt, imperative begynn)
- (archaic except in the present participle "begynnande") to begin
- en begynnande flint
- thinning hair / receding hairline ("a beginning hairless-portion-of-the-scalp (like a bald spot, or portion more generally)")
Usage notes
edit- Usually archaic, though the present participle begynnande (beginning) is still fairly common, usually meaning incipient.
- If the conjugation were to follow that of känna, the past tense would be begynde, but begynte is much more common. Past participle begynt is used for both neuter and common gender (året är begynt, striden är begynt), but begynd can also be found.
Conjugation
editConjugation of begynna (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | begynna | begynnas | ||
Supine | begynt | begynts | ||
Imperative | begynn | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | begynnen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | begynner | begynte | begynns, begynnes | begyntes |
Ind. plural1 | begynna | begynte | begynnas | begyntes |
Subjunctive2 | begynne | begynte | begynnes | begyntes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | begynnande | |||
Past participle | begynd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Swedish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish terms with archaic senses
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs