gegna 1 (long stem) “encounter”

“be entitled to; be duty-bound to; suit; signify, matter; amount to”

frequent

transitive/impersonal transitive (dat)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek gegni 1pl vér gegnum 1sg ek gegna 1pl vér gegnim
2sg þú gegnir 2pl þér gegnið 2sg þú gegnir 2pl þér gegnið
3sg hon gegnir 3pl þau gegna 3sg hon gegni 3pl þau gegni
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek gegnda 1pl vér gegndum 1sg ek gegnda 1pl vér gegndim
2sg þú gegndir 2pl þér gegnduð 2sg þú gegndir 2pl þér gegndið
3sg hon gegndi 3pl þau gegndu 3sg hon gegndi 3pl þau gegndi
preterite infinitive gegndu
past participle f. gegnd m. gegndr n. gegnt
imperative 2sg gegn 1pl gegnum 2pl gegnið
middle voice: gegnask
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek gegnumk 1pl vér gegnumk 1sg ek gegnumk 1pl vér gegnimk
2sg þú gegnisk 2pl þér gegnizk 2sg þú gegnisk 2pl þér gegnizk
3sg hon gegnisk 3pl þau gegnask 3sg hon gegnisk 3pl þau gegnisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek gegndumk 1pl vér gegndumk 1sg ek gegndumk 1pl vér gegndimk
2sg þú gegndisk 2pl þér gegnduzk 2sg þú gegndisk 2pl þér gegndizk
3sg hon gegndisk 3pl þau gegndusk 3sg hon gegndisk 3pl þau gegndisk
past participle n. gegnzk
imperative 2sg gegnsk 1pl gegnumk 2pl gegnizk

OE hapax gegegnian 2, ME yeinen, German begegnen, derived from the adjective PG *gaginoz, ON, OE gegn “direct”; further the preposition/adverb Dutch jegen, tegen, German gegen and the compound prepositions/adverbs OE ongēan, āgēnes, ME ayēn, ayēnes, MnE again, against.

assimilation

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