gengan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gangijan, from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaggjan, “to travel, journey”).

Verb

gengan

1. to go, pass

Conjugation

Conjugation of gengan (weak class 1)

infinitive	gengan	gengenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	genge	gengde
second person singular	gengest, gengst	gengdest
third person singular	gengeþ, gengþ	gengde
plural	gengaþ	gengdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	genge	gengde
plural	gengen	gengden
imperative
singular	geng
plural	gengaþ
participle	present	past
	gengende	(ġe)genged

Derived terms

• tōgengan

Related terms

• gangan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.