singen
Middle English
/ˈsinɡən/
verb
Definitions
- To sing (something); to produce (certain) noises with one's voice:
- To talk, recite, or declare (especially in a particular way or manner):
- To use or play a musical instrument.
- To make the sound of a musical instrument.
- To undergo agony or sorrow.
- (rare) To make an animal sound.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English singan (sing) inherited from Proto-Germanic *singwaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (sing).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sengʷʰ-
Gloss
sing
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besing English
- countersing English
- filksing English
- foresing English
- forsing English
- outsing English
- oversing English
- sing English
- singability English
- singable English
- singalong English
- singback English
- singer English
- singest English
- singeth English
- singing English
- singsong English
- singster English
- undersing English
- unsing English
- singen German
- zingen Dutch, Flemish
- *sengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sangwaz Proto-Germanic
- *singwaną Proto-Germanic
- sjunga Swedish
- besingan Old English
- singan Old English
- synger Middle English
- syngeresse Middle English
- syngster Middle English
- syngyng Middle English
- syngja Old Norse
- syngva Old Norse
- singen Middle Dutch
- singan Old High German
- singen Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- singan Old Dutch
- singan Old Saxon
- siunga Old Swedish
- siunga Old Frisian
- singsing Tok Pisin
- singhen Crimean Gothic