gegan

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *gauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną (“to bark, bay, scream”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjeː.jɑn/

Verb

ġēġan

  1. to sigh, groan
  2. to lament
Conjugation

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  • ġōian
Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝeȝen, ȝeiȝen, ȝeien, yeyen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈɡɑːn/

Participle

ġegān

  1. past participle of gān
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