Reconstruction:Old English/gegnian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *ġēanian, *ġēnian, *ġæġnian, *ġǣnian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaginōn (“to encounter, meet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjej.ni.ɑn/

Verb

*ġeġnian

  1. to meet, encounter

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ġeġnian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *ġeġnian *ġeġnienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *ġeġniġe *ġeġnode
second person singular *ġeġnast *ġeġnodest
third person singular *ġeġnaþ *ġeġnode
plural *ġeġniaþ *ġeġnodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *ġeġniġe *ġeġnode
plural *ġeġniġen *ġeġnoden
imperative
singular *ġeġna
plural *ġeġniaþ
participle present past
*ġeġniende *(ġe)ġeġnod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ȝeynen, ȝaynen
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