Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | bringō |
| 2nd sing. | bringizi |
| 3rd sing. | bringidi |
| 1st dual | bringōz |
| 2nd dual | bringadiz |
| 1st plur. | bringamaz |
| 2nd plur. | bringid |
| 3rd plur. | bringandi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | branhtǭ |
| 2nd sing. | branhtēz |
| 3rd sing. | branhtē |
| 1st dual | branhtēdū |
| 2nd dual | branhtēdudiz |
| 1st plur. | branhtēdum |
| 2nd plur. | branhtēdud |
| 3rd plur. | branhtēdun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | bringaų |
| 2nd sing. | bringaiz |
| 3rd sing. | bringai |
| 1st dual | bringaiw |
| 2nd dual | bringaidiz |
| 1st plur. | bringaim |
| 2nd plur. | bringaid |
| 3rd plur. | bringain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | branhtēdį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | branhtēdīz |
| 3rd sing. | branhtēdī |
| 1st dual | branhtēdīw |
| 2nd dual | branhtēdīdiz |
| 1st plur. | branhtēdīm |
| 2nd plur. | branhtēdīd |
| 3rd plur. | branhtēdīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | bring |
| 3rd sing. | bringadau |
| 2nd dual | bringadiz |
| 2nd plur. | bringid |
| 3rd plur. | bringandau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | bringai |
| 2nd sing. | bringazai |
| 3rd sing. | bringadai |
| 1st plur. | bringandai |
| 2nd plur. | bringandai |
| 3rd plur. | bringandai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | bringaizau |
| 3rd sing. | bringaidau |
| 1st plur. | bringaindau |
| 2nd plur. | bringaindau |
| 3rd plur. | bringaindau |
Participles
| Present | bringandz |
| Past | branhtaz |
Etymology
1. Probably from a Pre-Germanic *bʰrenḱ-, a compound root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry”) + *h₁n(e)ḱ- (“to bring”) or *h₂n(e)ḱ- (“to reach, attain”). The past tense stem came from *bʰronḱ-, o-grade of *bʰrenḱ-, similar to class III strong verbs (mixed weak (dental) and strong (ablauted) past tense forms are very unusual in Proto-Germanic, and this is the only known case). Compare Proto-Brythonic *hembrüngɨd (“to accompany”).
2. Another possibility is an analogous derivation of the verbal paradigm from the perfective *ga-bringan, which could be a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *ḱom (“beside, with”) + *pro- (“forward”) + *h₁énḱ-, with the *p becoming a *b by Verner's law.
Verbs referencing "bringaną"
English
bring, German, old spelling
bringen, Low Saxon bringen, Dutch
brengen, Old English
bringan, Old High German bringan, Bavarian bringa, Old Saxon
brengian, Frisian, Northern bränge, Middle English
bryngen.
Cognates
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