gaynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse gegna; equivalent to gayn +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæi̯nən/

Verb

gaynen (third-person singular simple present gayneth, present participle gaynende, gaynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle gayned)

  1. (ambitransitive) To be helpful, to help or aid.
  2. (transitive) To win against, gain victory over.
  3. (ambitransitive) To be proper or right for the situation.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gaynen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) gaynen, gayne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular gayne gayned
2nd-person singular gaynest gaynedest
3rd-person singular gayneth gayned
subjunctive singular gayne
imperative singular —
plural1 gaynen, gayne gayneden, gaynede
imperative plural gayneth, gayne —
participles gaynynge, gaynende gayned, ygayned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: gayne (obsolete)

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.