1. to run; 2. to flow, flow out
Etymology
[← Prot-Germ *rennan "to run; to flow"; OE rinnan, also irnan, iernan, yrnan (Mod E run); O Fris rinna, renna; O Sax rinnan; Dt rinnen; OHG rinnan (Mod G rinnen "to run; to flow"); O Icel rinna, renna (Mod Icel renna) presumably ← Indo-Europ *ri-, *rei- "to run; to flow"; cf Sanskr riṇā́ti "flowing, flowing out"; Lat rīvus "brook, stream"; O Ir rían "sea; flowing"; O Slav ринѫти "to rush / run off; to rush at" (Russ ринуться); O Slav рѣка "river" (Russ река)]
Concordance
rinna - 1 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Cor. I, IX, 26
rinnand - 3 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Jhn. VII, 38; Cor. I, IX, 24
rinnau - 1 pers, sing, pres, optat - Galat. II, 2
rinnaiþ - 2 pers, pl, pres, optat - Cor. I, IX, 24
runnuþ - 2 pers, pl, p, indicat - Galat. V, 7
runnjau - 1 pers, sing, p, indicat - Galat. II, 2
rann - 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Mrk. V, 6; V, 13; IX, 25; Luk. VIII, 33
rinnands - pres.p.- Matth. VIII, 28; Rom. IX, 16; Cor. I, IX, 24
rinnand - 3 pers, pl, pres, indicat - Jhn. VII, 38; Cor. I, IX, 24
rinnau - 1 pers, sing, pres, optat - Galat. II, 2
rinnaiþ - 2 pers, pl, pres, optat - Cor. I, IX, 24
runnuþ - 2 pers, pl, p, indicat - Galat. V, 7
runnjau - 1 pers, sing, p, indicat - Galat. II, 2
rann - 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Mrk. V, 6; V, 13; IX, 25; Luk. VIII, 33
rinnands - pres.p.- Matth. VIII, 28; Rom. IX, 16; Cor. I, IX, 24
Paradigm
4.1.1.3.
In the combination sonant + occlusive, r, l, m, n were initially syllable-forming sounds, but already in the Common Germanic period, before r, l, m, n there began to appear the so-called epenthetic (inserted) vowel, which in Gothic always produced [-u-]
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III class | infinitive | preterite singular | preterite plural | past participle |
normal grade | normal grade | zero grade | zero grade | |
i/ă | -i- | -a- | zero | zero |
additional element of vowel gradation for this class is sonant + any consonant, e.g. -nd-, -rþ-, etc. | i + nd = ind | a + nd = and | epenthetic u + nd = und | epenthetic u + nd = und |
to bind; to tie | bindan | band | bundum | bundans |
i + rþ = airþ [-ɛ-] | a + rþ = arþ | epenthetic au [-o-] + rþ = aurþ [-orþ-] | epenthetic au [-o-] + rþ = aurþ [-orþ-] | |
to become, turn into something | wairþan [-ɛ-] |
warþ | waúrþum [-o-] |
waúrþans [-o-] |
See the complete paradigm of the conjugation of strong verbs
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