genog

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġenōh

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz, from Proto-Germanic *ga-+*nōgaz (though the latter has no attested descendants). Cognate with Old Frisian enōch, Old Saxon ginōg, Old Dutch ginuog, Old High German ginuog, Old Norse gnógr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈnoːɡ/, [jeˈnoːɣ]

Adjective

ġenōg

1. enough, sufficient

   Wē nabbaþ feoh ġenōg. ― We don't have enough money.

   Þæt is ġenōg. ― That's enough.

Declension

Declension of ġenōg — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġenōg	ġenōg	ġenōg
Accusative	ġenōgne	ġenōge	ġenōg
Genitive	ġenōges	ġenōgre	ġenōges
Dative	ġenōgum	ġenōgre	ġenōgum
Instrumental	ġenōge	ġenōgre	ġenōge
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġenōge	ġenōga, ġenōge	ġenōg
Accusative	ġenōge	ġenōga, ġenōge	ġenōg
Genitive	ġenōgra	ġenōgra	ġenōgra
Dative	ġenōgum	ġenōgum	ġenōgum
Instrumental	ġenōgum	ġenōgum	ġenōgum

Declension of ġenōg — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġenōga	ġenōge	ġenōge
Accusative	ġenōgan	ġenōgan	ġenōge
Genitive	ġenōgan	ġenōgan	ġenōgan
Dative	ġenōgan	ġenōgan	ġenōgan
Instrumental	ġenōgan	ġenōgan	ġenōgan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġenōgan	ġenōgan	ġenōgan
Accusative	ġenōgan	ġenōgan	ġenōgan
Genitive	ġenōgra, ġenōgena	ġenōgra, ġenōgena	ġenōgra, ġenōgena
Dative	ġenōgum	ġenōgum	ġenōgum
Instrumental	ġenōgum	ġenōgum	ġenōgum

Adverb

ġenōg

1. enough, sufficiently

   Þā ċildru habbaþ ġenōg ġeplegod. ― The children have played enough.

Related terms

• ġenēah
• ġenugan

Descendants

• Middle English: ynogh, inoh, inow, ynough, ynow
  • English: enough, (archaic) enow, enoo
  • Geordie English: eneugh
  • Scots: eneuch, eneugh, aneuch
  • Yola: eenew