Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | gawjō |
| 2nd sing. | gawisi |
| 3rd sing. | gawiþi |
| 1st dual | gawjōs |
| 2nd dual | gawjaþiz |
| 1st plur. | gawjamaz |
| 2nd plur. | gawiþ |
| 3rd plur. | gawjanþi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | gōw |
| 2nd sing. | gōwt |
| 3rd sing. | gōw |
| 1st dual | gōwū |
| 2nd dual | gōwudiz |
| 1st plur. | gōwum |
| 2nd plur. | gōwud |
| 3rd plur. | gōwun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | gawjaų |
| 2nd sing. | gawjais |
| 3rd sing. | gawjai |
| 1st dual | gawjaiw |
| 2nd dual | gawjaiþiz |
| 1st plur. | gawjaim |
| 2nd plur. | gawjaiþ |
| 3rd plur. | gawjain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | gōwį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | gōwīz |
| 3rd sing. | gōwī |
| 1st dual | gōwīw |
| 2nd dual | gōwīdiz |
| 1st plur. | gōwīm |
| 2nd plur. | gōwīd |
| 3rd plur. | gōwīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | gawi |
| 3rd sing. | gawjaþau |
| 2nd dual | gawjaþiz |
| 2nd plur. | gawiþ |
| 3rd plur. | gawjanþau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | gawjai |
| 2nd sing. | gawjasai |
| 3rd sing. | gawjaþai |
| 1st plur. | gawjanþai |
| 2nd plur. | gawjanþai |
| 3rd plur. | gawjanþai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | gawjaisau |
| 3rd sing. | gawjaiþau |
| 1st plur. | gawjainþau |
| 2nd plur. | gawjainþau |
| 3rd plur. | gawjainþau |
Participles
| Present | gawjandz |
| Past | gawanaz |
Etymology
1. Unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, invoke”), related to Proto-Slavic *zъvati (“to call”).
2. Or from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂w- (“to gape, yawn”), related to Lithuanian gomurỹs (“palate”). See: Proto-Slavic '
*zъvati'.
Verbs referencing "gawjaną"
Old English
gegan, Old English
goian, Middle English
yeyen.
Cognates
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