- ginian
- lon·ginian;
English syllables. 2014.
ginian
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ginian — wv/i2 to yawn, gape; utter a sound [gínan] … Old to modern English dictionary
Yawn — (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [yogh]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[=a]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[=i]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[ a]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[=e]n, gein[=o]n, Icel. g[=i]na to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yawned — Yawn Yawn (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [yogh]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[=a]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[=i]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[ a]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[=e]n, gein[=o]n, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yawning — Yawn Yawn (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [yogh]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[=a]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[=i]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[ a]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[=e]n, gein[=o]n, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yawn — I. verb Etymology: Middle English yenen, yanen, from Old English ginian; akin to Old High German ginēn to yawn, Latin hiare, Greek chainein Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to open wide ; gape 2. to open the mouth wide and take a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Yawn — Yawning redirects here. For the fish species, see Yawning (fish). Joseph Ducreux pandiculating; self portrait ca. 1783 A yawn is a reflex of simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by exhalation of breath. P … Wikipedia
Carrère and Hastings — Carrère and Hastings, the firm of John Merven Carrère (November 9, 1858 – March 1, 1911) and Thomas Hastings (March 11, 1860 – October 23, 1929), located in New York City, was one of the outstanding Beaux Arts architecture firms in the United… … Wikipedia
Gähnen — (Selbstportrait von Joseph Ducreux, ca. 1783) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pandikulation — Das Gähnen (lat. oscitatio) ist ein bei Tieren und Menschen auftretendes reflexartiges Verhalten. Es steht so gut wie immer im Zusammenhang mit Müdigkeit. Der Vorgang beginnt mit einem tiefen Atemzug, in dessen Verlauf der Mund weit geöffnet… … Deutsch Wikipedia
genigend — see giniend pres part of ginian … Old to modern English dictionary
