"gan" meaning in Middle English

See gan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Etymology: From Old English ġeġn. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ġeġn}} Old English ġeġn Head templates: {{head|enm|preposition}} gan
  1. Alternative form of gain (“against”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gain (extra: against)
    Sense id: en-gan-enm-prep-vwW0ETxq Categories (other): Middle English prepositions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Old English gān. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|gān}} Old English gān Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} gan
  1. (Early Middle English, Northern) Alternative form of gon (“to go”) Tags: Early-Middle-English, Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gon (extra: to go)
    Sense id: en-gan-enm-verb-R4ACFsCI Categories (other): Early Middle English, Northern Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Northern Middle English Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 44 30 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 61 21 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 16 63 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From Old English gān, ġegān. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|gān}} Old English gān Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} gan
  1. Alternative form of gon (“gone”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gon (extra: gone)
    Sense id: en-gan-enm-verb-OdgfqFVM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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