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English
Verb
beginne
- Obsolete spelling of begin.
- a. 1863, Jean Ingelow, "High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire"
- If it be long ay, long ago,
- When I beginne to think howe long,
- Againe I hear the Lindis flow,
- Swift as an arrowe, sharpe and strong;
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
beginne
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of beginnen
Noun
beginne
- (archaic) dative singular of begin
German
Pronunciation
Verb
beginne
- inflection of beginnen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Middle Dutch
Verb
beginne
- inflection of beginnen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
beġinne
- inflection of beġinnan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *biginna, bijenna, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną.
Verb
beginne
- to begin