gamenian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gamanōn, from Proto-Germanic *gamanōną (“to delight, enjoy, have fun”), equivalent to gamen + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ.me.ni.ɑn/
Verb
gamenian
- to entertain or enjoy oneself; to display happiness or joy
Conjugation
Conjugation of gamenian (weak, class 2)
infinitive | gamenian | gamenienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | gameniġe | gamenode |
second person singular | gamenast | gamenodest |
third person singular | gamenaþ | gamenode |
plural | gameniaþ | gamenodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | gameniġe | gamenode |
plural | gameniġen | gamenoden |
imperative | ||
singular | gamena | |
plural | gameniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
gameniende | (ġe)gamenod |
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References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gamenian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.