Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • gunna (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology edit

From Old High German giunnan, from unnan, from Proto-West Germanic *unnan. Compare German gönnen, Dutch gunnen, Yiddish פֿאַרגינען (farginen).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

gunnan (past participle gunnt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (ditransitive) to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to
    Heit gunn i ma a Bier.Today I treat myself to a beer.
  2. (ditransitive) to be happy for someone because of their good fortune, to grant someone something; (in the negative) to begrudge
    Synonym: vergunnan
    I gunn eich eier Glick.I don't begrudge you your luck.
    Dena gunn i nix!I don't grant them anything!
  3. (ditransitive, ironic) (used when the speaker wants to express that something would serve someone right)
    Synonym: vergunnan
    I gunnad eam, wånn er mit sein Gschäft eifoarad.It would serve him right if he went out of business.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

vergunnan