A-ginnan.

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ic aginne, ðú aginnest, aginst, he aginneþ, agineþ, aginþ, agynþ;

a-ginnan.

p. agan, pl. agunnon; pp. agunnen; incipere :-- And agynþ beátan hys efenþeówas cœperit percutere conservos suos, Mt. Bos. 24, 49. Hi agynnon hine tǽlan incipiant illudere ei, Lk. Bos. 14, 29: 23, 5. He agan hí sendan twám and twám cœpit eos mittere binos, Mk. Bos. 6, 7. a-ginnan

Related words: a. To begin, to set upon, undertake, take in hand;