gan en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɡæn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɡan/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
Etymology
Probably a variant of gang, from Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to step; walk; go”).
Meanings
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(North, Northumbria, Yorkshire) To go.
The one problem I had here was my broad Geordie accent which the teachers tried their hardest to make me lose. I couldn't understand their problem with it because I could understand myself. Whenever I told them, "Am gannin yem", they would say, "No, Christopher. It's not "am gannin yem", it's "I am going home".
2011, Chris Dockerty, Ramblings of a Geordie:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| went | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gans | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gannin | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gane | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gawn | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gang | alternative | lexicographic |