sungen
English
Verb
sungen
- (archaic) Alternative form of sung
- Ding dong! Merrily on High
- E'en so here below, below,
- Let steeple bells be swungen,
- And io, io, io,
- By priest and people sungen.
- Ding dong! Merrily on High
German
Verb
sungen
- Obsolete form of sangen.
- Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Aus einer Wurzel zart,
Wie uns die Alten sungen,
Von Jesse kam die Art.- A rose has sprung forth
From a root so tender,
As the ancient sang to us,
From Jesse came its kind.
- A rose has sprung forth
- Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Usage notes
- The form remains current only in a verse of the popular Christmas carol Es ist ein Ros entsprungen; see the quotation above.
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