gaynen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === geinen, geynen gain, gaine, gayne (Northern) gane (Late Middle English) ꟑeȝȝnenn (Ormulum) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse gegna; equivalent to gayn +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡæi̯nən/ === Verb === gaynen (third-person singular simple present gayneth, present participle gaynende, gaynynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle gayned) (ambitransitive) To be helpful, to help or aid. (transitive) To win against, gain victory over. (ambitransitive) To be proper or right for the situation. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: gayne (obsolete) ==== References ==== “geinen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2018.