ganian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gainōn, from Proto-Germanic *gainōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑː.ni.ɑn/

Verb

gānian

  1. to open, open up, open wide
  2. to gape
  3. to yawn

Conjugation

Conjugation of gānian (weak, class 2)
infinitive gānian gānienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular gāniġe gānode
second person singular gānast gānodest
third person singular gānaþ gānode
plural gāniaþ gānodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular gāniġe gānode
plural gāniġen gānoden
imperative
singular gāna
plural gāniaþ
participle present past
gāniende (ġe)gānod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ganen, gainen, gonen
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