gewinn
See also: Gewinn
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gewinn
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gewinn (uncountable)
- Alternative form of iwin
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Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *gawinn, derived from *winnan from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Cognate with Old Saxon giwin, Old High German giwin (modern German Gewinn (“gain”)).
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ġewinn n
- war
- Ġewinn is hell, and hell nǣfre ne went.
- War is hell, and hell never changes.
- Ǣlċ mann mid ēagum on his hēafde wisse þæt ġewinn tōweard wæs.
- Everyone with eyes in his head knew that war was coming.
- warfare
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"
- ...ac hi þurhwunodon swa þeah on þam gewinne oð deað.
- ...but they nevertheless continued in that warfare till death.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"
- conflict, struggle
- (Anglian) labour, toil
- gain, profit
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- In the Early West Saxon of King Alfred, ġewinn was used for "war" and ġefeoht for "battle," while in the Late West Saxon of Ælfric ġefeoht was the word for both "battle" and "war."
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Declension of gewinn (strong a-stem)
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