English

Noun

gean ‎(plural geans)

1. (now dialectal) A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit.
   • 1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate 2012, p. 45:

     ‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like a gean-tree.’

Translations

Anagrams

• Ange, Gena

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• geanu

Noun

gean n

1. soul, spirit

Synonyms

• suflit, duh, stuhico

Derived terms

• geanãm

Old English

Etymology

A variant of ġæġn.

Adverb

ġēan

1. again

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gen.

Noun

gean m

1. cheerfulness, good humour

Derived terms

• mì-ghean

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‎(“to leave”). Compare Dutch gaan, Low German gahn, German gehen, English go, Danish gå.

Verb

gean

1. to go

Conjugation

Usage notes

• Variant past tenses of gean:
  • 1st and 3rd person singular: gong, gyng
  • 2nd person singular: gongst, gyngst
  • plural: gongen, gyngen
  • past participle: gongen.

• Gean is often omitted in colloquial speech. It is considered a default verb, so if a sentence has no verb, gean could most probably be inserted for purposes of English translation. It should be noted also that in earlier English, this could also be done; i.e. "We must away" for "We must go away" or "We must leave"
  • Hy wei -- He went away or He has gone away (lit. "He away")