gewinn

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gewinn

1. singular imperative of gewinnen

gewinn (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of iwin

• ġewin

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”)).

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwinn/, [jeˈwin]

ġewinn n

1. 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.

2. warfare
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"

     ...ac hi þurhwunodon swa þeah on þam gewinne oð deað.

     ...but they nevertheless continued in that warfare till death.

3. conflict, struggle
4. (Anglian) labour, toil
5. gain, profit

• 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."

• gūþġewinn
• inġewinn (“civil war”)
• ȳþġewinn

• Middle English: iwin, ȝewin

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