biginnan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biginnan.

Verb

biginnan

1. to begin
2. to form

Inflection

Conjugation of biginnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	biginnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	biginno, biginnon	bigan
2nd person singular	biginnis, biginnist	bigunni, bigunnis
3rd person singular	biginnit	bigan
1st person plural	biginnon	bigunnun
2nd person plural	biginnet	bigunnut
3rd person plural	biginnont	bigunnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	biginne	bigunni
2nd person singular	biginnes, biginnest	bigunni, bigunnis
3rd person singular	biginne	bigunni
1st person plural	biginnen	bigunnin
2nd person plural	biginnet	bigunnit
3rd person plural	biginnen	bigunnin
imperative	present
singular	bigin
plural	biginnet
participle	present	past
	biginnandi	bigunnan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: beginnen
  • Dutch: beginnen
  • Limburgish: beginne

Further reading

• “biginnan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, whence also Old Saxon and Old Dutch biginnan and Old English beginnan.

Verb

biginnan

1. to begin

Conjugation

Conjugation of biginnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	biginnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	biginnu, biginno	bigan, bigonta, bigonda
2nd person singular	biginnis, biginnist	bigunni
3rd person singular	biginnit	bigan, bigonta, bigonda
1st person plural	biginnem, biginnemēs	bigunnum, bigunnumēs
2nd person plural	biginnet	bigunnut
3rd person plural	biginnant	bigunnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	biginne	bigunni
2nd person singular	biginnēs, biginnēst	bigunnīs, bigunnīst
3rd person singular	biginne	bigunni
1st person plural	biginnēm, biginnemēs	bigunnīm, bigunnīmēs
2nd person plural	biginnēt	bigunnīt
3rd person plural	biginnēn	bigunnīn
imperative	present
singular	bigin
plural	biginnet
participle	present	past
	biginnanti	bigunnan

Descendants

• Middle High German: beginnen
  • German: beginnen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biginnan (corresponding to bi- +‎ ginnan), whence also Old High German and Old Dutch biginnan, Old Frisian beginna, and Old English beginnan.

Verb

biginnan

1. to begin

Conjugation

Conjugation of biginnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	biginnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	biginnu	bigan
2nd person singular	biginnis	bigunni
3rd person singular	biginnid	bigan
plural	biginnad	bigunnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	biginne	bigunni
2nd person singular	biginnes	bigunnis
3rd person singular	biginne	bigunni
plural	biginnen	bigunnin
imperative	present
singular	bigin
plural	biginnad
participle	present	past
	biginnandi	bigunnan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: beginnen
  • Danish: begynde
  • Low German: begünnen
  • Norwegian: begynne
  • Swedish: begynna