Contionary:gån

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk gān, from Old Skundavisk gān, gēn, from Halmisk ᚷᚨᚾ (gān), from Proto-Germanic *gāną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /go:n/

Verb

gån (irregular, suppletive, third-person singular simple present gåt, past tense ging, past participle gegån, past subjunctive ginge, auxiliary wesen)

1. (intransitive) to go, to walk

   Gå weg !

   Go away !

2. (intransitive) to leave

   Ik moot frøw gån.

   I must leave early.

3. (intransitive) to be going, to be alright

   Hou gåt hit mid ðir ?

   How are you ?

Inflection

infinitive		gån
present participle		gåend/gånd
past participle		gegån
auxiliary		wesen
	indicative		subjunctive
present	ik gå	wi gån	ik gå	wi gån
	ðou gåst	ji gåt	ðou gåst	ji gåt
	hi, si, hit gåt	si, Si gån	hi, si, hit gå	si, Si gån
preterit	ik ging	wi gingen	ik ginge	wi gingen
	ðou gingst	ji gingt	ðou gingest	ji ginget
	hi, si, hit ging	si, Si gingen	hi, si, hit ginge	si, Si gingen
imperative	gå	gåt (ji)

Usage notes

Some Eastern dialects (mainly from Wester Wendland) use the root jeed instead of ging for the preterit tense. Other dialects like Hamborgisk, Lawenborgisk and Kleenhøfsk also have the form gegangen for the past participle.