gengan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gangijan, from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaggjan, “to travel, journey”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of gengan (weak class 1)
infinitive | gengan | gengenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | genge | gengde |
second person singular | gengest, gengst | gengdest |
third person singular | gengeþ, gengþ | gengde |
plural | gengaþ | gengdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | genge | gengde |
plural | gengen | gengden |
imperative | ||
singular | geng | |
plural | gengaþ | |
participle | present | past |
gengende | (ġe)genged |
Derived terms
- tōgengan
Related terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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