Nominal Forms
Infinitive: sîn; wësen
Past Participle: gesîet; gewësen; gewëst
Present participle: sînde
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| ich | bin |
| du | bist |
| ër | ist |
| wir | birn; sîn(t) |
| ir | birt; sît |
| sie | sint |
Past
| ich | was |
| du | wære |
| ër | was |
| wir | wæren |
| ir | wæret |
| sie | wæren |
Subjunctive
Present
| ich | sî(e); wëse |
| du | sî(e)st; wësest |
| ër | sî(e); wëse |
| wir | sî(e)n; wësen |
| ir | sî(e)t; wëset |
| sie | sî(e)n; wësen |
Past
| ich | wase |
| du | wærest |
| ër | wase |
| wir | wæren |
| ir | wæret |
| sie | wæren |
Imperative
| du | biss; wis |
| wir | birn; sînt; sîn |
| ir | birt; sît; wëset |
Etymology
Verbs conjugated like 'sîn'
sîn,
Verbs similar to 'sîn'
ern,
gân,
gên,
hân,
lân,
seln,
sîgen,
sîhen,
stân,
stên,
Nibelungen Lied References
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(Nibelungenlied 1a:1) uns. ist. in alten mæren. wunders vile geseit. To us in olden story / are wonders many told
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(Nibelungenlied 2a:2) daz in allen landen. niht schoeners mohte sîn. Nor might there be a fairer / than she in all the earth:
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(Nibelungenlied 13a:3) der valke den dû ziuhest. daz ist ein edel man. "The falcon that thou rearedst, / doth mean a noble spouse:
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(Nibelungenlied 14a:2) âne recken minne. sô wile ich iemer sîn. Without a knight to woo me, / so will I ever be,
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(Nibelungenlied 16a:2) ez ist an manigen wîben. vile dicke worden schîn. Fate of many another / dame hath shown full clear
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(Nibelungenlied 27a:1) swâ man vant decheinen. der ritter solte sîn. Wherever they found any / who knight was fit to be
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(Nibelungenlied 49a:2) durch ire vile grôzen schoene. von sage ist mir bekant. For sake of all her beauty. / Of her the story tells,
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(Nibelungenlied 52a:2) âne edeler vrouwen minne. wolte ich iemer sîn. Without the love of woman / would I ever be,
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(Nibelungenlied 52a:4) swaz ieman reden kunde. des ist decheiner slahte rât. Whate'er be said by any, / I'll keep the selfsame purpose yet."
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(Nibelungenlied 53a:2) sô bin ich dînes willen. inniclîchen vrô. "Am I of this thy purpose / inwardly full glad,