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Old English · verb

dyfan

Normalised dȳfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈdyː.fɑn/
[ˈdyː.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈdyː · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
dive

Meaning

  1. to dive

Conjugation

Conjugation of dyfan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular dȳfedȳfde
2nd singular dȳfestdȳfstdȳfdest
3rd singular dȳfeþdȳfþdȳfde
Plural dȳfaþdȳfdon
Subjunctive
Singular dȳfedȳfde
Plural dȳfendȳfden
Non-finite forms of dyfan
Form
Infinitive dȳfan
Inflected infinitive dȳfenne
Imperative singular dȳf
Imperative plural dȳfaþ
Present participle dȳfende
Past participle dȳfedġedȳfed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną; compare Icelandic dýfa. Compare also dyppan and dēop.

Descendants

dive

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