gunnen

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) gonnen, jonnen === Etymology === From Middle Dutch gunnen, from Old Dutch *giunnan, from Proto-Germanic *gaunnaną, a prefixed form of *unnaną. Cognate with German gönnen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣʏ.nə(n)/ Hyphenation: gun‧nen Rhymes: -ʏnən === Verb === gunnen (transitive, with indirect object) to think someone deserves something, to witness or acknowledge someone's success or enjoyment without envy or grudge (usually referring to positive outcomes) Het is je gegund! ― You really deserved it! Hij gunt jou die functie. ― He thinks you deserved that position. / He is happy for you that you got it. Antonym: misgunnen (transitive, with indirect object) to award, to grant (of orders, tenders, etc.) (transitive, with indirect object) to give, usually out of benevolence or grace; to grant 2011, Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra, Ambo (publ.). Zij gunde hen het voordeel van de twijfel. ― She gave them the benefit of the doubt. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gunfactor gunning misgunnen ==== Related terms ==== gunst ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: gun Negerhollands: gun → Papiamentu: gun (dated) == Middle High German == === Alternative forms === günnen === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German giunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaunnan (“to grant”), from *ga- +‎ *unnan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɡunːən/ === Verb === gunnen or günnen (preterite-present, third-person singular present gan, past tense gunde, past participle gegunnet or gegunst, past subjunctive günde or gunde, auxiliary hān) to grant ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Cimbrian: günnan German: gönnen Luxembourgish: gënnen, gonnen Yiddish: גינען (ginen)