sungen

English

Verb

sungen

1. (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.

German

Verb

sungen

1. 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.

Usage notes

• The form remains current only in a verse of the popular Christmas carol Es ist ein Ros entsprungen; see the quotation above.