gaynen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse gegna; equivalent to gayn + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gaynen
- (transitive, intransitive) To be helpful, to help or aid.
- (transitive) To win against, gain victory over.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be proper or right for the situation.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gaynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: (to) gayne (obsolete)
References[edit]
- “geinen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
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