winnan

Gothic

Romanization

winnan

1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną.

Verb

winnan

1. to earn

Inflection

Conjugation of winnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	winnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	winno, winnon	wan
2nd person singular	winnis, winnist	wunni, wunnis
3rd person singular	winnit	wan
1st person plural	winnon	wunnun
2nd person plural	winnet	wunnut
3rd person plural	winnant	wunnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	winne	wunni
2nd person singular	winnes, winnest	wunni, wunnis
3rd person singular	winne	wunni
1st person plural	winnen	wunnin
2nd person plural	winnet	wunnit
3rd person plural	winnen	wunnin
imperative	present
singular	win
plural	winnet
participle	present	past
	winnandi	wunnan, giwunnan

Derived terms

• farwinnan
• giwinnan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: winnen
  • Dutch: winnen
    • Afrikaans: wen, win
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: won
    • Negerhollands: win, wind
    • → Sranan Tongo: wini
      • → Caribbean Javanese: wini
      • → Kari'na: winimary
  • Limburgish: winne

Further reading

• “winnan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwin.nɑn/

Verb

winnan

1. to struggle, suffer, contend
   • A ic wite wonn minra wræcsiþa. ― I always suffered the torment of my exile-journeys. (‘The Wife's Lament’)
   • Eart þu se Beowulf se þe wið Brecan wunne? ― Are you the Beowulf that contested with Breca? (Beowulf l. 506)

Conjugation

Conjugation of winnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	winnan	winnenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	winne	wann
second person singular	winst	wunne
third person singular	winþ	wann
plural	winnaþ	wunnon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	winne	wunne
plural	winnen	wunnen
imperative
singular	winn
plural	winnaþ
participle	present	past
	winnende	(ġe)wunnen

Derived terms

• ġewinnan
• oferwinnan

Related terms

• ġewinn

Descendants

• Middle English: winnen
  • English: win
  • Scots: win

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “winnan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną.

Verb

winnan

1. to fight for

Conjugation

Conjugation of winnan (strong class 3)

infinitive	winnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	winnu	wan
2nd person singular	winnis	wunni
3rd person singular	winnid	wan
plural	winnad	wunnun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	winne	wunni
2nd person singular	winnes	wunnis
3rd person singular	winne	wunni
plural	winnen	wunnin
imperative	present
singular	win
plural	winnad
participle	present	past
	winnandi	giwunnan, wunnan

Related terms

• giwinnan
• giwin

Descendants

• Middle Low German: winnen
  • Low German: winnen