gengan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gangijan, from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaggjan, “to travel, journey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡen.jɑn/, [ˈɡen.d͡ʒɑn]
Verb
genġan
Conjugation
Conjugation of genġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive | genġan | genġenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | genġe | gengde |
second person singular | genġest, gengst | gengdest |
third person singular | genġeþ, gengþ | gengde |
plural | genġaþ | gengdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | genġe | gengde |
plural | genġen | gengden |
imperative | ||
singular | genġ | |
plural | genġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
genġende | (ġe)genġed |
Derived terms
- tōgenġan
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: gengen
- Scots: geng, ging (merged with descendant of Old English gangan)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.