gegan

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *gauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną (“to bark, bay, scream”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeː.jɑn/

Verb

ġēġan

  1. to sigh, groan
  2. to lament
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġēġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġēġan ġēġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġēġe ġēġde
second person singular ġēġest, ġēġst ġēġdest
third person singular ġēġeþ, ġēġþ ġēġde
plural ġēġaþ ġēġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġēġe ġēġde
plural ġēġen ġēġden
imperative
singular ġēġ
plural ġēġaþ
participle present past
ġēġende (ġe)ġēġed
Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝeȝen, ȝeiȝen, ȝeien, yeyen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈɡɑːn/

Participle

ġegān

  1. past participle of gān

Etymology 3

From ġe- +‎ gān.

Verb

ġegān

  1. to go, pass over
  2. to happen, come to pass
  3. to conquer
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
      Binnan fīf and twēntiġ ġēara Philippus ġeēode ealle þā cynerīċu þe on Crēcum wǣron.
      Within twenty-five years, Phillip conquered all the kingdoms in Greece.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġegān (irregular)
infinitive ġegān ġegānne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġegā ġeēode
second person singular ġegǣst ġeēodest
third person singular ġegǣþ ġeēode
plural ġegāþ ġeēodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġegā ġeēode
plural ġegān ġeēoden
imperative
singular ġegā
plural ġegāþ
participle present past
ġegānde ġegān

References

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