Participles
| Present | drincende |
| Past | (ġe)druncen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | drince |
| 2nd sing. | drincst |
| 3rd sing. | drincþ |
| 1st plur. | drincaþ |
| 2nd plur. | drincaþ |
| 3rd plur. | drincaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | dranc |
| 2nd sing. | drunce |
| 3rd sing. | dranc |
| 1st plur. | druncon |
| 2nd plur. | druncon |
| 3rd plur. | druncon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | drince |
| 2nd sing. | drince |
| 3rd sing. | drince |
| 1st plur. | drincen |
| 2nd plur. | drincen |
| 3rd plur. | drincen |
Past
| 1st sing. | drunce |
| 2nd sing. | drunce |
| 3rd sing. | drunce |
| 1st plur. | druncen |
| 2nd plur. | druncen |
| 3rd plur. | druncen |
Imperative
| Singular | drinc |
| Plural | drincaþ |
Verbs similar to 'drincan'
adrincan,
crincan,
drencan,
adrencan,
bedrincan,
bringan,
crincgan,
cringan,
cwincan,
dreccan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną. See: Proto-Germanic '
*drinkaną'.
Verbs referencing "drincan"
English
drink, Middle English
drinken, German, old spelling
trinken, Old High German trinkan.
Sample Sentences
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Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiv.
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Wiþ latre meltunge. Olisatrum hātte wyrt sēo dēah tō drincanne.
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For late digestion; a wort hight olusatrum, which is good to drink.
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Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiii.
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Rǣd bið ġif hē nimð mealan mid hire cīþum, sēoþe on wætere, sele drincan. (It is advisable if he taketh mallow with its sprouts; let him seethe them in water, give this to be drunk)
Cognates
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