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Old English · verb

ginian

Normalised ġinian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈji.ni.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈji · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
yawn

Meaning

  1. to yawn

Conjugation

Conjugation of ginian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġiniġeġinode
2nd singular ġinastġinodest
3rd singular ġinaþġinode
Plural ġiniaþġinodon
Subjunctive
Singular ġiniġeġinode
Plural ġiniġenġinoden
Non-finite forms of ginian
Form
Infinitive ġinian
Inflected infinitive ġinienne
Imperative singular ġina
Imperative plural ġiniaþ
Present participle ġiniende
Past participle ġinodġeġinod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ginōn, from Proto-Germanic *ginōną. Akin to Old Saxon ginōn, Old High German ginōn.

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