ringen

Betekenis

1. (class-3,intransitive,strong) to wrestle
2. (class-3,intransitive,strong) to struggle
3. (class-3,strong,transitive) to wring (for example “hands”; but not “clothes”, for that see wringen)

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈʁɪŋən/

Etymologie

From Middle High German ringen, from Old High German ringan, from Proto-West Germanic *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną. Cognate with wringen (from Low German), English wring, and Dutch wringen.