bringan

Language: Old English

Contributors: Martina Giarda

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: BRING [bring]

Comment: The third argument could also be expressed by a spatial PP. The PPs found in the reference corpora are: beforan + dat; on + acc/dat; into + dat; to + dat; ongean + dat; æt + dat; toforen + dat; (b)innan + dat; ofer+dat. It has also been found expressed by a spatial adverb, e.g. the previous mentioned adpositions, used adverbially, or the adverbs forþ, þyder, hider, ham, þær, in, ut.

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc 3-dat

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 bringer NP-nom A
2 brought thing NP-acc P
3 bringing recipient NP-dat X/L
Examples for basic coding frame:
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þisan Gode we offrunga gelome bringað,
þisan
DEM.DAT.SG.M
Gode
God(M).DAT.SG
we
1PL.NOM
offrunga
offering(F).ACC.PL
gelome
often
bringað,
bring.IND.PRS.PL
to this God we frequently bring offerings,

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.