gengan
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *gangijan, from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaggjan, “to travel, journey”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgenġan
Conjugation
editConjugation of genġan (weak class 1)
infinitive | genġan | genġenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | genġe | gengde |
second person singular | genġest, gengst | gengdest |
third person singular | genġeþ, gengþ | gengde |
plural | genġaþ | gengdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | genġe | gengde |
plural | genġen | gengden |
imperative | ||
singular | genġ | |
plural | genġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
genġende | (ġe)genġed |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.