▪ I. † geng, v. Obs.
[OE. *gęngan, wk. vb. (only in pa. tense gęngde = Goth. gaggida):—OTeut. *gaŋgjan f. root of gang v.1]
1. intr. To go, pass, move.
| Beowulf (Z.) 1412 He feara sum beforan gengde wisra monna wong sceawian. c 1000 Ags. Ps. (Th.) cxiii[i]. 5 Þu, Iordanen, forhwi gengdest on bæcling? c 1205 Lay. 12865 Hu forð gengden [c 1275 forþ geinde] þa quenen ȝ eond wudes & ȝend feldes. a 1250 Owl & Night. 376 Ȝif hundes urneþ to him ward He [the hare] gengþ wel swiþe a wey ward. |
2. With dat. of personal obj.: To assist.
| c 1200 Ormin 4160 Swa þatt itt muȝhe gengenn uss To berrȝhenn ure sawle. |
▪ II. geng(e
var. ging Obs., company, crew.