gengan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *gangijan, from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaggjan, “to travel, journey”).
Verb[edit]
gengan
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gengan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | gengan | gengenne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.