gamenian

Old English

Alternative forms

gæmnian, gamnian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gamanōn, from Proto-Germanic *gamanōną (“to delight, enjoy, have fun”), equivalent to gamen +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.me.ni.ɑn/

Verb

gamenian

to entertain or enjoy oneself; to display happiness or joy

Conjugation

Conjugation of gamenian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	gamenian	gamenienne
first person singular	gameniġe	gamenode
second person singular	gamenast	gamenodest
third person singular	gamenaþ	gamenode
plural	gameniaþ	gamenodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	gameniġe	gamenode
plural	gameniġen	gamenoden
imperative
singular	gamena
plural	gameniaþ
participle	present	past
	gameniende	(ġe)gamenod

Derived terms

gamenung

Related terms

Descendants

Middle English: gamen, game, gamenen, gamene, gammen, gamme, gomeni, gominen, gomenin, gamine
- English: gammon, game
- Scots: gamin, gammyn, gamyn, game
- Yola: gaame, gaume, gaaume

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gamenian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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