gaen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣaːn/

Verb

gâen

  1. to go

Inflection
Conjugation of gaen (irregular, suppletive)
infinitive gaen
indicative present past
1st person singular ga ginc
2nd person singular gaes gings
3rd person singular gaet ginc
1st person plural gaen gingen
2nd person plural gaet ginget
3rd person plural gaen gingen
subjunctive present past
1st person singular ga ginge
2nd person singular gaes ginges
3rd person singular ga ginge
1st person plural gaen gingen
2nd person plural gaet ginget
3rd person plural gaen gingen
imperative present
singular ga
plural gaet
participle present past
gaende gegaen

Descendants

Further reading
  • “gaen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “gaen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Scots

Verb

gaen

  1. Alternative spelling of gane

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

gaen

  1. Soft mutation of caen.
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