ingan

See also: i ngắn

Old English

Etymology

From in- +‎ gān. Compare Old High German ingān.

Verb

ingān

  1. To go in, enter.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ingān (irregular)
infinitive ingān tō ingānne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ingā inēode
2nd-person singular ingǣst inēodest
3rd-person singular ingǣþ inēode
plural ingāþ inēodon
subjunctive present past
singular ingā inēode
plural ingān inēoden
imperative
singular ingā
plural ingāþ
participle present past
ingangende ingān, ingangen

References
  • ingán in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

Scots

Etymology

From Old French oingnon, oignon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪŋən/

Noun

ingan (plural ingans)

  1. onion
    • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
      ‘Hout, sir, ye ken little about Scotland; it's no for want of gude vivers—the best of fish, flesh, and fowl hae we, by sybos, ingans, turneeps, and other garden fruit.’
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