biginnan

Old High German

Etymology

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

Verb

biginnan

to begin

Conjugation

Conjugation of biginnan (strong class 3)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	biginnan
1st person singular	biginnu	bigan
2nd person singular	biginnis	bigunni
3rd person singular	biginnit	bigan
1st person plural	biginnem, biginnemes	bigunnum, bigunnumes
2nd person plural	biginnet	bigunnut
3rd person plural	biginnant	bigunnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	biginne	bigunni
2nd person singular	biginnes	bigunnis
3rd person singular	biginne	bigunni
1st person plural	biginnem, biginnemes	bigunnim, bigunnimes
2nd person plural	biginnet	bigunnit
3rd person plural	biginnen	bigunnin
imperative	present
singular	bigin
plural	biginnet
participle	present	past
	biginnanti	bigunnan

Descendants

Middle High German: beginnen
- German: beginnen

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Verb

biginnan

to begin

Conjugation

Conjugation of biginnan (strong class 3)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	biginnan
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

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