Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GAN
a contraction of began, or rather the original simple word, Sax. gynnan, to begin.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GAN
Gan, imp. of Gin. Etym: [See Gin, v.]
Defn: Began; commenced.
Note: Gan was formerly used with the infinitive to form compound imperfects, as did is now employed. Gan regularly denotes the singular; the plural is usually denoted by gunne or gonne. This man gan fall (i.e., fell ) in great suspicion. Chaucer. The little coines to their play gunne hie (i.e., hied ). Chaucer.
Note: Later writers use gan both for singular and plural. Yet at her speech their rages gan relent. Spenser.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Gan
Gan |gan | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dialect of Chinese spoken by about 20 million people, mainly in Jiangxi province. ORIGIN from Chinese Gàn, another name for Jiangxi .
Oxford Dictionary
Gan
Gan |gan | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dialect of Chinese spoken by about 20 million people, mainly in Jiangxi province. ORIGIN from Chinese Gàn, another name for Jiangxi .
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