Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | ginnō |
| 2nd sing. | ginnizi |
| 3rd sing. | ginnidi |
| 1st dual | ginnōz |
| 2nd dual | ginnadiz |
| 1st plur. | ginnamaz |
| 2nd plur. | ginnid |
| 3rd plur. | ginnandi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | gann |
| 2nd sing. | gannt |
| 3rd sing. | gann |
| 1st dual | gunnū |
| 2nd dual | gunnudiz |
| 1st plur. | gunnum |
| 2nd plur. | gunnud |
| 3rd plur. | gunnun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | ginnaų |
| 2nd sing. | ginnaiz |
| 3rd sing. | ginnai |
| 1st dual | ginnaiw |
| 2nd dual | ginnaidiz |
| 1st plur. | ginnaim |
| 2nd plur. | ginnaid |
| 3rd plur. | ginnain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | gunnį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | gunnīz |
| 3rd sing. | gunnī |
| 1st dual | gunnīw |
| 2nd dual | gunnīdiz |
| 1st plur. | gunnīm |
| 2nd plur. | gunnīd |
| 3rd plur. | gunnīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | ginn |
| 3rd sing. | ginnadau |
| 2nd dual | ginnadiz |
| 2nd plur. | ginnid |
| 3rd plur. | ginnandau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | ginnai |
| 2nd sing. | ginnazai |
| 3rd sing. | ginnadai |
| 1st plur. | ginnandai |
| 2nd plur. | ginnandai |
| 3rd plur. | ginnandai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | ginnaizau |
| 3rd sing. | ginnaidau |
| 1st plur. | ginnaindau |
| 2nd plur. | ginnaindau |
| 3rd plur. | ginnaindau |
Participles
| Present | ginnandz |
| Past | gunnanaz |
Etymology
Unclear, the root has often been traced to Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to take”), e.g. by LIV. Kroonen and Scheungraber take it to be from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to arise, begin”), with the prefix inducing voicing by Verner's law. Cognates would then include Proto-Slavic *načęti (“to begin”) and Proto-Celtic *kentus (“first”). If the meaning 'to cut open' is original, the verb could be related to *gīnaną (“to gape, to yawn”) from Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₂ey-. See: Proto-Slavic '
*načęti'.
Verbs referencing "ginnaną"
Old English
onginnan, Old English
beginnan, Dutch
ontginnen, Old Saxon
andginnan, Old English
underginnan, Dutch
ginnegappen.
Cognates
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