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Old English
Etymology
From ġe- + unnan. Cognate with North Frisian gunne, Old Saxon giunnan (Low German günnen), Dutch gunnen, Old High German giunnan (German gönnen).
Pronunciation
Verb
ġeunnan
- to allow, grant or bestow (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))
ic geann Ælfrice arcebisceope þæs landes æt Dumeltan- I grant Ælfric the Bishop of the land at Dumbleton
- (Charters of Burton Alley)
- to concede (+ dat (person) + gen (thing))
Conjugation
Descendants