genugan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ganuganą (“to be permitted, be enough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, attain”).
Cognate with Old Frisian nōgia (“to be enough”), Old Saxon ginuht from the unrecorded verb *ginugan, Old High German ginuogen (“to suffice”), Old Norse nógja (“to suffice”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganōhjan, “to be content”), Old English ġenēah (“sufficiency, abundance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈnu.ɡɑn/, [jeˈnu.ɣɑn]
Verb
ġenugan
- to be sufficient, be enough, suffice
- to not lack
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġenugan (preterite-present)
| infinitive | ġenugan | — |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġeneah | ġenohte |
| second person singular | — | ġenohtest |
| third person singular | ġeneah | ġenohte |
| plural | ġenugon | ġenohton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġenuge | ġenohte |
| plural | ġenugen | ġenohten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | — | |
| plural | — | |
| participle | present | past |
| — | — | |
Related terms
- benugan
- ġenōg