gooden

== English == === Etymology 1 === From good +‎ -en. Compare Middle English goden, godien (“to make good, become good, endow with goods”), from Old English gōdian (“to improve, get better; make better; endow, enrich”). More at good. ==== Verb ==== gooden (third-person singular simple present goodens, present participle goodening, simple past and past participle goodened) (transitive) To make good; improve; better; perfect. (intransitive) To become good. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To grow; improve; prosper. ===== Derived terms ===== goodening === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from goodening, an alteration of gooding (“to receive goods or goodies”), believed to be derived from goody or perhaps a survival of Middle English goden, godien (“to make good, become good, endow with goods”), from Old English gōdian (“to improve, get better; make better; endow, enrich”). Alternative etymology derives this term from earlier hoodening, hodening perhaps a corruption of Woden (“Odin”). ==== Verb ==== gooden (third-person singular simple present goodens, present participle goodening, simple past and past participle goodened) (intransitive, dialectal) To perambulate, usually town to town, collecting alms, gifts, or small gratuities before Christmas-time, usually on St. Thomas's Day. ===== Synonyms ===== mump ===== Related terms ===== goodening === Anagrams === gooned, noodge