An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Singrün

by Friedrich Kluge

Singrün, n., ‘periwinkle,’ ModHG. only, prop. a LG. word; comp. AS. and MidE. singrêne, OIc. sí-grœ́nn, ‘semperviva’; sin, ‘always,’ is an OTeut. prefix connected with Lat. sem-per. Comp. Sündflut.