genugan

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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

Verb

ġenugan

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

Conjugation