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genugan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *ganuganą (to be permitted, be enough), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (to reach, attain).

Cognate with Old Frisian nōgia (to be enough), Old Saxon ginuht from the unrecorded verb *ginugan, Old High German ginuogen (to suffice), Old Norse nógja (to suffice), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganōhjan, to be content), Old English ġenēah (sufficiency, abundance).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈnu.ɡɑn/, [jeˈnu.ɣɑn]

Verb

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ġenugan

  1. to be sufficient, be enough, suffice
  2. to not lack

Conjugation

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