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Old English · verb

wiþgangan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /wiθˈɡɑn.ɡɑn/
[wiðˈɡɑŋ.ɡɑn]
Syllables: wiθ · ˈɡɑn · ɡɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

to go against
to go off
to withdraw, fail

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiþgangan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	wiþgange	wiþġēng wiþġīeng
2nd singular	wiþgengst	wiþġēnge wiþġīenge
3rd singular	wiþgengþ	wiþġēng wiþġīeng
Plural	wiþgangaþ	wiþġēngon wiþġīengon
Subjunctive
Singular	wiþgange	wiþġēnge wiþġīenge
Plural	wiþgangen	wiþġēngen wiþġīengen

Non-finite forms of wiþgangan
	Form
Infinitive	wiþgangan
Inflected infinitive	wiþgangenne
Imperative singular	wiþgang
Imperative plural	wiþgangaþ
Present participle	wiþgangende
Past participle	wiþgangen

All forms (17)

wiþgange
wiþġēng
wiþġīeng
wiþgengst
wiþġēnge
wiþġīenge
wiþgengþ
wiþgangaþ
wiþġēngon
wiþġīengon
wiþgangen
wiþġēngen
wiþġīengen
wiþgangan
wiþgangenne
wiþgang
wiþgangende

Etymology

From wiþ- (“against”) + gangan. Compare Faroese viðganga (“to confess”), Old Norse viðganga (“to access, admit”), and Scots withgang (“to give license, indulge”)

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