"gan" meaning in English

See gan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gan.wav
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: Perhaps connected with Middle English gane, or possibly from Welsh geneu, Cornish ganau (“mouth”). Etymology templates: {{cog|enm|gane}} Middle English gane, {{bor|en|cy|geneu}} Welsh geneu, {{bor|en|kw|ganau|t=mouth}} Cornish ganau (“mouth”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵénus|t=cheek, jaw, chin}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gan (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Mouth. Tags: UK, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: ganns, gans
    Sense id: en-gan-en-noun-aFEda37o Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 3 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gan.wav
Rhymes: -æn Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gan
  1. (archaic) simple past of gin Tags: archaic, form-of, past Form of: gin
    Sense id: en-gan-en-verb-~6eOI-wF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɡæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gan.wav Forms: gans [present, singular, third-person], gannin [participle, present], went [past], gan [past], gone [participle, past]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: Probably a variant of gang, from Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to step; walk; go”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gangen}} Middle English gangen, {{inh|en|ang|gangan|t=to step; walk; go}} Old English gangan (“to step; walk; go”) Head templates: {{en-verb|gans|gannin|went|gone|past2=gan}} gan (third-person singular simple present gans, present participle gannin, simple past went or gan, past participle gone)
  1. (Northumbria) To go. Tags: Northumbria Synonyms: gang
    Sense id: en-gan-en-verb-0brrvWV5 Categories (other): Northumbrian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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