Participles
| Present | ādrincende |
| Past | ādruncen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ādrince |
| 2nd sing. | ādrincst |
| 3rd sing. | ādrincþ |
| 1st plur. | ādrincaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ādrincaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ādrincaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ādranc |
| 2nd sing. | ādrunce |
| 3rd sing. | ādranc |
| 1st plur. | ādruncon |
| 2nd plur. | ādruncon |
| 3rd plur. | ādruncon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ādrince |
| 2nd sing. | ādrince |
| 3rd sing. | ādrince |
| 1st plur. | ādrincen |
| 2nd plur. | ādrincen |
| 3rd plur. | ādrincen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ādrunce |
| 2nd sing. | ādrunce |
| 3rd sing. | ādrunce |
| 1st plur. | ādruncen |
| 2nd plur. | ādruncen |
| 3rd plur. | ādruncen |
Imperative
| Singular | ādrinc |
| Plural | ādrincaþ |
Verbs similar to 'adrincan'
adrencan,
drincan,
acwincan,
adrifan,
bedrincan,
crincan,
drencan,
scrincan,
abrecan,
acwencan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀdrinkan. Cognate with German ertrinken. Equivalent to ā- + drincan. See: German, old spelling '
ertrinken'.
Sample Sentences
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Sē wer ġefēoll of þǣre bryċġe and ādranc on þǣre ēa. (The man fell from the bridge and drowned in the river.)
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Mē is lēofre þæt iċ ādrince þonne iċ þīnre cumlīðnesse onfō. (I'd rather drown than accept your hospitality.)
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late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
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⁊ R̄omana wæs ān C ⁊ ān M ofslaġen, ⁊ heora sċipa IX ādruncen. (And 1,100 of the Romans were slain, and nine of their ships were sunk.)
Cognates
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