From Middle Dutch wringen, from Old Dutch *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną.
wringen
| Inflection of wringen (strong class 3a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wringen | |||
| past singular | wrong | |||
| past participle | gewrongen | |||
| infinitive | wringen | |||
| gerund | wringen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wring | wrong | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wringt | wrong | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wringt | wrong | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wringt | wrongt | ||
| 3rd person singular | wringt | wrong | ||
| plural | wringen | wrongen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wringe | wronge | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wringen | wrongen | ||
| imperative sing. | wring | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wringt | |||
| participles | wringend | gewrongen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Borrowed from German Low German , from Middle Low German , from Old Saxon wringan, from Proto-West Germanic *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną. German cognates include ringen, renken and würgen. Compare also Low German wringen, Dutch wringen, English wring.
wringen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present wringt, past tense wrang, past participle gewrungen, past subjunctive wränge, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | wringen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | wringend | ||||
| past participle | gewrungen | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich wringe | wir wringen | i | ich wringe | wir wringen |
| du wringst | ihr wringt | du wringest | ihr wringet | ||
| er wringt | sie wringen | er wringe | sie wringen | ||
| preterite | ich wrang | wir wrangen | ii | ich wränge1 | wir wrängen1 |
| du wrangst | ihr wrangt | du wrängest1 du wrängst1 |
ihr wränget1 ihr wrängt1 | ||
| er wrang | sie wrangen | er wränge1 | sie wrängen1 | ||
| imperative | wring (du) wringe (du) |
wringt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Old Dutch *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną.
wringen
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | wringen | |
| 3rd sg. past | wranc | |
| 3rd pl. past | wrongen | |
| Past participle | gewrongen | |
| Infinitive | wringen | |
| In genitive | wringens | |
| In dative | wringene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | wringe | wranc |
| 2nd singular | wrincs, wringes | wroncs, wronges |
| 3rd singular | wrinct, wringet | wranc |
| 1st plural | wringen | wrongen |
| 2nd plural | wrinct, wringet | wronct, wronget |
| 3rd plural | wringen | wrongen |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | wringe | wronge |
| 2nd singular | wrincs, wringes | wronges |
| 3rd singular | wringe | wronge |
| 1st plural | wringen | wrongen |
| 2nd plural | wrinct, wringet | wronget |
| 3rd plural | wringen | wrongen |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | wrinc, wringe | |
| Plural | wrinct, wringet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | wringende | gewrongen |
wringen