gaynen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse gegna; equivalent to gayn + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgaynen
- (transitive, intransitive) To be helpful, to help or aid.
- (transitive) To win against, gain victory over.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be proper or right for the situation.
Conjugation
editConjugation of gaynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: (to) gayne (obsolete)
References
edit- “geinen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
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