geunnan
Old English
Etymology
From ġe- + unnan. Cognate with Old Saxon giunnan, modern Dutch gunnen, Old High German giunnen (German gönnen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈunːɑn/
Verb
geunnan
- to allow, grant or bestow (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))
- ic geann Ælfrice arcebisceope þæs landes æt Dumeltan
- I grant Ælfric the Bishop of the land at Dumbleton (Charters of Burton Alley)
- ic geann Ælfrice arcebisceope þæs landes æt Dumeltan
- to concede (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeunnan (preterite-present)
| infinitive | ġeunnan | tō ġeunnanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ġeann | ġeūþe |
| 2nd-person singular | *ġeanst | ġeūþest |
| 3rd-person singular | ġeann | ġeūþe |
| plural | ġeunnon | ġeūþon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | ġeunne | ġeūþe |
| plural | ġeunnen | ġeūþen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | *ġeunne | |
| plural | *ġeunnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġeunnende | ġeunnen | |
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