Gin (3)

Gin (gĭn), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gan (găn), Gon (gŏn), orGun (gŭn); p. pr. & vb. n.Ginning.] [OE. ginnen, AS. ginnan (in comp.), prob. orig., to open, cut open, cf. OHG. inginnan to begin, open, cut open, and prob. akin to AS. gīnan to yawn, and E. yawn. √31. See Yawn, v. i., and cf. Begin.] To begin; — often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan. “He gan to pray.” Chaucer.