*biganganą

Runic: ᛒᛁᚷᚨᚾᚷᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˌbi.ˈɣɑŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7c

Meanings

  1. to go about
  2. to commit
  3. to come across; find; get; procure; acquire
  4. to celebrate

Etymology

From *bi- (‘by, at’; a general locative prefix) + *ganganą (‘to go, walk, step’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularbigangōbigangaų–
2nd singularbigangizibigangaizbigang
3rd singularbigangidibigangaibigangadau
1st dualbigangōzbigangaiw–
2nd dualbigangadizbigangaidizbigangadiz
1st pluralbigangamazbigangaim–
2nd pluralbigangidbigangaidbigangid
3rd pluralbigangandibigangainbigangandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularbigangai–
2nd singularbigangazaibigangaizau
3rd singularbigangadaibigangaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralbigangandaibigangaindau
2nd pluralbigangandaibigangaindau
3rd pluralbigangandaibigangaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularbigegangbigegangį̄
2nd singulargeganhtbigegangīz
3rd singularbigegangbigegangī
1st dualbigegangūbigegangīw
2nd dualbigegangudizbigegangīdiz
1st pluralbigegangumbigegangīm
2nd pluralbigegangudbigegangīd
3rd pluralbigegangunbigegangīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
biganganą bigangandz biganganaz

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Descendants

  • begangan, begongan (Old English)
    • beganga, bigengea, bigenga (Old English)
      • beȝenga, beȝeng (Middle English)
  • bigunga (Old Frisian)
    • bigangnisse, bigongnisse (Old Frisian)
    • begunge (Saterland Frisian)
  • *bigangan (Old Dutch)
    • begangen, begengen, begingen (Middle Dutch)
      • begangenis (Dutch)
  • bigangan (Old High German)
    • begangen, begancnisse, begencnisse (Middle High German)
      • begangen (German)
  • bigangan (Old Saxon)
    • begangnisse, begencnisse (Middle Low German)
    • bigangandelīk, bigangandilīk (Old Saxon)

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