synge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish siungæ, from Old Norse syngja (“to sing”), from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsønɡə/, /ˈsøŋə/, [ˈsøŋŋ̍]

Verb

synge (imperative syng, infinitive at synge, present tense synger, past tense sang, perfect tense har sunget)

1. sing (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice)

Conjugation

Inflection of synge

	present	past
simple	synger	sang
perfect	har sunget	havde sunget
passive	synges	—
participle	syngende	sunget
imperative	syng	—
infinitive	synge	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	syngen	—

Middle English

Verb

synge

1. Alternative form of singen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse syngja (“to sing”), from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

synge (imperative syng, present tense synger, simple past sang, past participle sunget, present participle syngende)

1. to sing

Derived terms

• besynge
• synge på siste verset

Related terms

• sang (noun)
• sanger, sangerinne

References

• “synge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

synge (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngast, present participle syngande, imperative syng)

1. Alternative form of syngja

Anagrams

• gysen, ynges