winnan

Part of speech: verb

Verb type: strong verb (3)

(p wann sing, wunnon pl; p.p. wunnen) 1. to fight, struggle; to strive, contest; 2. to toil, labour, work; 3. to win, triumph; to gain, obtain, achieve (also wynnan )

Etymology

[Mod E WIN ← Prot-Germ *wennan; Goth winnan; O Fris winna; O Sax winnan; Dt winnen; OHG winnan (Mod Gwinnen); Icel vinna]

Paradigm

4.1.3. - III class

III class	infinitive	past tense singular	past tense plural	past participle
to tie, bind	bindan	band, bond	bundon	bunden
to help, assist	helpan	healp	hulpon	holpen
to cut; to cut down	ceorfan	cearf	curfon	corfen
to fight, combat	feohtan	feaht	fuhton	fohten
to pay; to repay	ȝieldan	ȝeald	ȝuldon	ȝolden
to shake; to swing	breȝdan	bræȝd	bruȝdon	broȝden, breȝden
to ask, inquire	friȝnan, frínan	fræȝn	fruȝnon, frúnon	fruȝnen, frúnen

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