geron

See also: Geron and Gerón

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gerēn, from Proto-Germanic *gerōną, related to *gernaz (“to be eager, willing”).

Verb

geron

1. to desire, to wish

Inflection

Conjugation of geron (weak class 2)

infinitive	geron
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	gero, geron	geroda
2nd person singular	geros, gerost	gerodos
3rd person singular	gerot	geroda
1st person plural	geron	gerodun
2nd person plural	gerot	gerodut
3rd person plural	geront	gerodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	gero	gerodi
2nd person singular	geros, gerost	gerodis
3rd person singular	gero	gerodi
1st person plural	geron	gerodin
2nd person plural	gerot	gerodit
3rd person plural	geron	gerodin
imperative	present
singular	gero
plural	gerot
participle	present	past
	gerondi	gerot, gigerot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: gēren

Further reading

• “geron”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gerēn, from Proto-Germanic *gerōną, related to *gernaz (“to eager, willing”).

Verb

geron

1. to desire, request, demand

Conjugation

Conjugation of geron (weak class 2)

infinitive	geron
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	geron	geroda
2nd person singular	geros	gerodes
3rd person singular	gerod	geroda
plural	geriod	gerodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	gero	gerodi
2nd person singular	geros	gerodis
3rd person singular	gero	gerodi
plural	gerion	gerodin
imperative	present
singular	gero
plural	geriod
participle	present	past
	gerondi	gigerod, gerod