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Old English · verb

geunnan

Normalised ġeunnan

Part of speech
verb
IPA
/jeˈun.nɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈun · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bestowconcededatgenallow

Meaning

  1. to allow, grant or bestow (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))

    ic geann Ælfrice arcebisceope þæs landes æt Dumeltan

    I grant Ælfric the Bishop of the land at Dumbleton

  2. to concede (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))

Conjugation

Conjugation of geunnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġeannġeūþe
2nd singular ġeanstġeūþest
3rd singular ġeannġeūþe
Plural ġeunnonġeūþon
Subjunctive
Singular ġeunneġeūþe
Plural ġeunnenġeūþen
Non-finite forms of geunnan
Form
Infinitive ġeunnan
Inflected infinitive ġeunnenne
Imperative singular ġeunne
Imperative plural ġeunnaþ
Present participle ġeunnende
Past participle ġeunnen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ġe- + unnan. Cognate with North Frisian gunne, Old Saxon giunnan (Low German günnen), Dutch gunnen, Old High German giunnan (German gönnen).

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