Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ġeong (comparative ġingra, superlative ġinġest)

  1. young
  2. new, recent
  3. (in the superlative) latest, last
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Middle English: yong
    • English: young
    • Scots: young

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ġeong m

  1. Alternative form of gang

Etymology 3

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From Proto-West Germanic *geang, first and third person singular indicative preterite of *gangan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ġēong

  1. First and third person indicative preterite of gangan

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4
  2. ^ Hogg, Richard (1992) A Grammar of Old English, volume 1: Phonology, Oxford: Blackwell, →ISBN, page 269