eldertongue

Old English · verb

winnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈwin.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈwin · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
wincontendstrugglesuffer

Meaning

  1. to struggle, suffer, contend

    A ic wite wonn minra wræcsiþa.

    I always suffered the torment of my exile-journeys. (‘The Wife's Lament’)

Conjugation

Conjugation of winnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular winnewann
2nd singular winstwunne
3rd singular winþwann
Plural winnaþwunnon
Subjunctive
Singular winnewunne
Plural winnenwunnen
Non-finite forms of winnan
Form
Infinitive winnan
Inflected infinitive winnenne
Imperative singular winn
Imperative plural winnaþ
Present participle winnende
Past participle wunnenġewunnen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną.

Descendants

win

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