gengan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gangijan, from Proto-Germanic *gangijaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaggjan, “to travel, journey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡen.jɑn/, [ˈɡen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

genġan

1. to go, pass

Conjugation

Conjugation of genġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	genġan	genġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	genġe	gengde
second person singular	genġest, gengst	gengdest
third person singular	genġeþ, gengþ	gengde
plural	genġaþ	gengdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	genġe	gengde
plural	genġen	gengden
imperative
singular	genġ
plural	genġaþ
participle	present	past
	genġende	(ġe)genġed

Derived terms

• tōgenġan

Related terms

• gangan
• genġe

Descendants

• Middle English: gengen
  • Scots: geng, ging (merged with descendant of Old English gangan)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.