goand

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English

Verb

goand

  1. (chiefly obsolete) present participle of go

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Etymology

From Middle English goand, goande, variant of Middle English goende, goonde, gond, gonde, from Old English gānde, from Proto-Germanic *gāndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *gāną (to go), equivalent to go +‎ -and. Cognate with West Frisian geanend (going, walking), Dutch gaand (going, walking), Low German gahn (going, walking), German gehend (going, walking), Danish gående (going, walking), Norwegian gående (going, walking), Swedish gående (going, walking).

Verb

goand

  1. (dated) present participle of go.
    Goand snell athwart the houf, hoo hent 'im be the swyr.
    Going swiftly across the churchyard, she grabbed him by the neck.
    Goand oot of the holt, she saw a woundor baist.
    Going out of the woods, she saw a magical creature.
    • 1561, Kennedy, Q., Oratioune, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      A thirsty man … goand by a tavern.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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