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Old English · verb

þefian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθe.fi.ɑn/
[ˈθe.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈθe · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
gaspagitatedemotionspant

Meaning

  1. to pant (from heat); gasp

  2. to be agitated (be hot in one's emotions)

Conjugation

Conjugation of þefian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þefiġeþefode
2nd singular þefastþefodest
3rd singular þefaþþefode
Plural þefiaþþefodon
Subjunctive
Singular þefiġeþefode
Plural þefiġenþefoden
Non-finite forms of þefian
Form
Infinitive þefian
Inflected infinitive þefienne
Imperative singular þefa
Imperative plural þefiaþ
Present participle þefiende
Past participle þefodġeþefod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þebōn, from Proto-Germanic *þebōną (“to be warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“warm; hot”). Cognate with Old Norse þefa (“to sniff; smell; catch wind of”).

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