dingen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋə(n)/ Hyphenation: din‧gen Rhymes: -ɪŋən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch dingen (“to convene, to plead”), from Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. The verb was originally weak, but became strong by analogy with other verbs. ==== Verb ==== dingen (transitive) to solicit ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== dingen plural of ding == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German dingen, from Old High German dingōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn (“to hold a meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. Originally a weak verb, which developed secondary strong forms; a process that seems to have begun in the Middle Low German cognate. Compare Dutch dingen (strong). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋən/, [ˈdɪŋən], [ˈdɪŋŋ̩] === Verb === dingen (weak or class 3 strong, third-person singular present dingt, past tense dingte or (rare) dang, past participle gedungen or gedingt, past subjunctive dänge or dingte, auxiliary haben) (literary) to hire for a crime (archaic) to hire (in general) ==== Usage notes ==== The most common form is the past participle gedungen, chiefly as an adjective. For example: ein gedungener Mörder (“a hired murderer”). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ausbedingen === Further reading === “dingen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “dingen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “dingen” in Duden online “dingen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn. Equivalent to dinc +‎ -en. === Verb === dingen to hold a trial in court to try, to judge to plead for to strive to speak formally to chatter, to talk back and forth ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: dingen Limburgish: dinge === Further reading === “dinghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dingen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === ding, dyngen === Etymology === From Old English *dingan, from Proto-West Germanic *dingwan, from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdinɡən/, [ˈdiŋɡən] === Verb === dingen To violently hit, strike or attack someone. To ding; to strike or hit an object. To attain victory over someone or something. To run; to travel at a fast speed. ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is occasionally weak in Middle English. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: ding Scots: ding ==== References ==== “dingen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 October 2018.