OprindelseFrom Middle Low German ringe, from Old Saxon (gi)ringi (“light”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *reng-ja, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wrengʷʰ- (“to squeeze, wring”) and cognate with Proto-Germanic *wringaną (“to squeeze, wring”), Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha, “fast, quickly”).
- common-gender, form-of, indefinite, pluralindefinite plural of ring
- of (rather) limited size, quantity or extent etc.
- of limited or insufficient value, quality, effect or importance etc.
Formerring(imperative) · at ringe(infinitive) · ringer(present) · ringede(past) · har ringet(perfect) · ringer(active, present) · ringes(passive, present) · ringede(active, past) · ringedes(passive, past) · ringe(active, infinitive) · ringes(infinitive, passive) · ring(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · ringende(participle, present) · ringet(participle, past) · auxiliary verb have(participle, past) · ringen(gerund, participle) · ringe(error-unrecognized-form, positive) · ringere(comparative, error-unrecognized-form) · ringest(error-unrecognized-form, superlative)