genugan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganuganą (“to be permitted, be enough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, attain”).

Cognate with Old Frisian nōgia (“to be enough”), Old Saxon ginuht from the unrecorded verb *ginugan, Old High German ginuogen (“to suffice”), Old Norse nógja (“to suffice”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganōhjan, “to be content”), Old English ġenēah (“sufficiency, abundance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈnu.ɡɑn/, [jeˈnu.ɣɑn]

Verb

ġenugan

  1. to be sufficient, be enough, suffice
  2. to not lack

Conjugation

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