beþringan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to throng or press around, surround, encompass; beset, burden, oppress
Etymology
Prefix from Old English þringan (crowd, press, squeeze).
Origin
Old English
þringan
Gloss
crowd, press, squeeze
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *þrinhwaną Proto-Germanic
- geþringan Old English
- ymbþringan Old English
- þringan Old English
- thringen Middle English