gunnan

== Bavarian == === Alternative forms === gunna (West Central Bavarian) === Etymology === From Old High German giunnan, from unnan, from Proto-West Germanic *unnan. Compare German gönnen, Dutch gunnen, Yiddish פֿאַרגינען (farginen). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥unɐn/ === Verb === gunnan (past participle gunnt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna) (ditransitive) to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to Heit gunn i ma a Bier. ― Today I treat myself to a beer. (ditransitive) to be happy for someone because of their good fortune, to grant someone something; (in the negative) to begrudge Synonym: vergunnan I gunn eich eier Glick. ― I don't begrudge you your luck. Dena gunn i nix! ― I don't grant them anything! (ditransitive, ironic) (used when the speaker wants to express that something would serve someone right) Synonym: vergunnan I gunnad eam, wånn er mit sein Gschäft eifoarad. ― It would serve him right if he went out of business. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vergunnan