Participles
| Present | beġinnende |
| Past | begunnen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | beġinne |
| 2nd sing. | beġinst |
| 3rd sing. | beġinþ |
| 1st plur. | beġinnaþ |
| 2nd plur. | beġinnaþ |
| 3rd plur. | beġinnaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | begann |
| 2nd sing. | begunne |
| 3rd sing. | begann |
| 1st plur. | begunnon |
| 2nd plur. | begunnon |
| 3rd plur. | begunnon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | beġinne |
| 2nd sing. | beġinne |
| 3rd sing. | beġinne |
| 1st plur. | beġinnen |
| 2nd plur. | beġinnen |
| 3rd plur. | beġinnen |
Past
| 1st sing. | begunne |
| 2nd sing. | begunne |
| 3rd sing. | begunne |
| 1st plur. | begunnen |
| 2nd plur. | begunnen |
| 3rd plur. | begunnen |
Imperative
| Singular | beġinn |
| Plural | beġinnaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'beginnan'
beginnan,
Verbs similar to 'beginnan'
bebindan,
befindan,
begangan,
begieman,
begietan,
beirnan,
berindan,
besincan,
besingan,
bewindan,
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, derived from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną; equivalent to be- + *ginnan. See: Proto-Germanic '
*ginnaną'.
Verbs referencing "beginnan"
English
begin, Middle English
beginnen, Norwegian
begynne, Norwegian, nynorsk
begynne.
Sample Sentences
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c. 992, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
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Hē ārās þā ġesund, swelċe of slǣpe āwreaht, and begann tō wundrienne hū hē wurde þæder ġebrōht. (Then he got up safe and sound, as if woken from sleep, and began to wonder how he got there.)
Cognates
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