gaigner

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French gaigner.

Verb

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gaigner

  1. to win
    • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
      Mais voulez vous venir gaigner les pardons? dist il.
      But do you want to come and win the pardons? Said he

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: gagner

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, of Germanic origin.

Verb

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gaigner

  1. to win
  2. (by extension) to make money; to save money
    • c. 1200, Aucassin et Nicolette:
      [] li donra un jour un baceler qui du pain li gaaignera par honor
      [] will give to her a young suitor who will earn his bread through honor

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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