gaynen
Middle English
/ˈɡɛi̯nən/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To be helpful, to help or aid.
- (transitive) To win against, gain victory over.
- (ambitransitive) To be proper or right for the situation.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse gegna affix from Middle English gayn (direct, helpful, gain, good, fast).
Origin
Middle English
gayn
Gloss
direct, helpful, gain, good, fast
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
良, 善
Emoji
🦸 🦸♀️ 🦸♂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- again English
- autogain English
- foregain English
- gain English
- gainable English
- gainand English
- gainer English
- gainest English
- gaineth English
- gainful English
- gainless English
- gainly English
- gainsharing English
- gainside English
- gainword English
- gainworthy English
- outgain English
- overgain English
- photogain English
- regain English
- undergain English
- ungain English
- gagner French
- *gaginjaną Proto-Germanic
- agayn Middle English
- gayn Middle English
- gaynly Middle English
- gagn Old Norse
- gegn Old Norse
- gegna Old Norse
- gegna Icelandic