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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz, from Proto-Germanic *ga-+*nōgaz (though the latter has no attested descendants). Cognate with Old Frisian enōch, Old Saxon ginōg, Old Dutch ginuog, Old High German ginuog, Old Norse gnógr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ġenōg
- enough, sufficient
- Wē nabbaþ feoh ġenōg. ― We don't have enough money.
- Þæt is ġenōg. ― That's enough.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"
On ōðre wīsan wē sċēawiaþ mētinge and on ōðre wīsan stafas. Ne gǣþ nā māre tō mētinge būtan þæt þū hit ġesēo and herie. Nis nā ġenōg þæt þū stafas sċēawiġe būtan þū hīe ēac rǣde and þæt andġiet understande.- We look at pictures in one way and letters in another. You don't do anything with a painting except see it and praise it. Looking at letters is not enough unless you also read them and understand the meaning.
Declension
Declension of ġenōg — Strong
Declension of ġenōg — Weak
Adverb
ġenōg
- enough, sufficiently
- Þā ċildru habbaþ ġenōg ġeplegod. ― The children have played enough.
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