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Old English · verb

agiefan

Normalised āġiefan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ɑːˈji͜y.fɑn/
[ɑːˈji͜y.vɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈji͜y · fɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
give backgive upabandonquitgive

Meaning

  1. to give

    Oft iċ wōðboran wordlēana sum āgyfe æfter giedde.

    Oft I give some of word-rewards for a speech-bearer after a tale.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 80:

  2. to give up, quit

  3. to give up, abandon

  4. to give back

  5. to restore

    Ne āġyf mē nǣfre eft hym,...

    Never again restore me to them,...

    late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

Conjugation

Conjugation of agiefan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āġiefeāġeaf
2nd singular āġiefstāġēafe
3rd singular āġiefþāġeaf
Plural āġiefaþāġēafon
Subjunctive
Singular āġiefeāġēafe
Plural āġiefenāġēafen
Non-finite forms of agiefan
Form
Infinitive āġiefan
Inflected infinitive āġiefenne
Imperative singular āġief
Imperative plural āġiefaþ
Present participle āġiefende
Past participle āġiefen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzgebaną, equivalent to ā- + ġiefan. Cognate with Old Saxon āgevan and Old High German ergeban (German ergeben), Gothic (usgiban).

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