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Old English · verb

gegan

Normalised ġegān

Part of speech
verb
IPA
/ˈjeː.jɑn/
Syllables
ˈjeː · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
groansighpass

gegan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to go, pass over

  2. to happen, come to pass

  3. to conquer

    Binnan fīf and twēntiġ ġēara Philippus ġeēode ealle þā cynerīċu þe on Crēcum wǣron.

    Within twenty-five years, Phillip conquered all the kingdoms in Greece.

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

Conjugation

Conjugation of gegan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġegāġeēode
2nd singular ġegǣstġeēodest
3rd singular ġegǣþġeēode
Plural ġegāþġeēodon
Subjunctive
Singular ġegāġeēode
Plural ġegānġeēoden
Non-finite forms of gegan
Form
Infinitive ġegān
Inflected infinitive ġegānne
Imperative singular ġegā
Imperative plural ġegāþ
Present participle ġegānde
Past participle ġegān

gegan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to sigh, groan

  2. to lament

Conjugation

Conjugation of gegan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġēġeġēġde
2nd singular ġēġestġēġstġēġdest
3rd singular ġēġeþġēġþġēġde
Plural ġēġaþġēġdon
Subjunctive
Singular ġēġeġēġde
Plural ġēġenġēġden
Non-finite forms of gegan
Form
Infinitive ġēġan
Inflected infinitive ġēġenne
Imperative singular ġēġ
Imperative plural ġēġaþ
Present participle ġēġende
Past participle ġēġedġeġēġed

gegan3 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. past participle of gān

  2. Inflected form of gān

All forms (28)

Etymology

From ġe- + gān.

From Proto-West Germanic *gauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną (“to bark, bay, scream”).

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