- underginnan
- sv/t3 3rd pres underginð past undergann/undergunnon ptp undergunnen to begin, undertake
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
undergynnan — see underginnan … Old to modern English dictionary
understand — (v.) O.E. understandan comprehend, grasp the idea of, probably lit. stand in the midst of, from under + standan to stand (see STAND (Cf. stand)). If this is the meaning, the under is not the usual word meaning beneath, but from O.E. under, from… … Etymology dictionary