gegn-

See also: gegn

Old English

Alternative forms

ġēan-, ġeaġn-, gēn-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gagin (“back, in return”). Compare Old Norse gegn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jejn/

Prefix

ġeġn-

forming verbs and nouns with the sense of ‘opposition, reversal’, against; counter-
gēanryne (“a running against, meeting, encounter”)
again; back, in return
gēanþingian (“to speak again, answer, reply”)

ġeġncwide (“reply, answer”)

Derived terms

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Descendants

Middle English: ȝeyn-, gayn-, gain-
- English: gain-

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