Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *gangijan, from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaggjan, “to travel, journey”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]genġan
Conjugation
[edit]| 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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: gengen
- Scots: geng, ging (merged with descendant of Old English gangan)
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “gengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.