gaynen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse gegna; equivalent to gayn + -en (“verbal suffix”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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
Conjugation of gaynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: (to) gayne (obsolete)
References
- “wāǧen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.