gegin

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See also: gegin-

Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin, whence also Old English gegn, Old High German gagan (German gegen), Old Norse gegn.

Preposition

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gegin

  1. against

Etymology 2

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From the preposition.

Adverb

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gegin

  1. again
Descendants
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  • Middle Low German: gēgen, jēgen
    • Low German: giegen (Münsterländisch); gegen
      • Low German: tiegen (Münsterländisch); tegen (from to giegen, to gegen)

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gegin

  1. Soft mutation of cegin.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cegin gegin nghegin chegin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.