About The Word Gan
Learn about the word Gan to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Gan definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Gan
| Gan Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Gan?Synonyms | Synonyms for Gan: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gan: See Also | Gan In Webster's Dictionary \Gan\, imp. of {Gin}. [See {Gin}, v.]
Began; commenced.
Note: Gan was formerly used with the infinitive to form
compound imperfects, as did is now employed. Gan
regularly denotes the singular; the plural is usually
denoted by gunne or gonne.
This man gan fall (i.e., fell) in great
suspicion. --Chaucer.
The little coines to their play gunne hie (i. e.,
hied). --Chaucer.
Note: Later writers use gan both for singular and plural.
Yet at her speech their rages gan relent.
--Spenser.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Stanhopea ‐ any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single…
- Clavus ‐ a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides…
- Burin ‐ a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for…
- Water jump ‐ a pool or stream in a steeplechase or…
- Aqualung ‐ a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under…
- Order anthocerotales ‐ hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some…
- Class crustacea ‐ class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps;…
- Cotswold hills ‐ a range of low hills in…
- Paronomasia ‐ a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant…
- Manidae ‐ coextensive with the order…