gewinn

See also: Gewinn

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

gewinn

singular imperative of gewinnen

Middle English

Noun

gewinn (uncountable)

Alternative form of iwin

Old English

Alternative forms

ġewin

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawinn, derived from *winnan from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Cognate with Old Saxon giwin, Old High German giwin (modern German Gewinn (“gain”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈwinn/, [jeˈwin]

Noun

ġewinn n

war
Ġewinn is hell, and hell nǣfre ne went.
War is hell, and hell never changes.

Ǣlċ mann mid ēagum on his hēafde wisse þæt ġewinn tōweard wæs.
Everyone with eyes in his head knew that war was coming.
conflict, struggle
(Anglian) labour, toil
gain, profit

Usage notes

In the Early West Saxon of King Alfred, ġewinn was used for "war" and ġefeoht for "battle," while in the Late West Saxon of Ælfric ġefeoht was the word for both "battle" and "war."

Declension

Declension of gewinn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġewinn	ġewinn
accusative	ġewinn	ġewinn
genitive	ġewinnes	ġewinna
dative	ġewinne	ġewinnum

Derived terms

gūþġewinn
inġewinn (“civil war”)
ȳþġewinn

Descendants

Middle English: iwin, ȝewin

See also

gūþfana (“war banner”)
winnan (“to wage war”)

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