dringen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈdrɪŋə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to press, push (into a tight space, a crowd etc)
  • (intransitive) to insist
  • (intransitive) to force entry
  • (intransitive) to be short in supply (of time, etc)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch dringen inherited from Old Dutch *thringan inherited from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (press, push, crush, throng).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þrinhwaną

Gloss

press, push, crush, throng

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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