eldertongue

Old English · adjective

forgiefen

Normalised forġiefen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/forˈji͜y.fen/
[forˈji͜y.ven]
Syllables
for · ˈji͜y · fen (3 syllables)
Modern English
forgivengiven

forgiefen1 · adjective

Senses

  1. given

    Yldo him on fareð, onsȳn blācað, gomelfeax gnornað, wāt his iūwine, æþelinga bearn, eorþan forġiefene.

    The oldhood comes to him, face turns white, the old-haired mourns, knows his yore-friends, the children of men, are given to earth.

    10th century, The Seafarer:
  2. forgiven

    Hē syngode, ac him wæs forġiefen.

    He sinned, but was forgiven.

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fragebanaz.

Descendants

forgiven

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