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Old English · verb

gafettan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈɡɑ.fet.tɑn/
[ˈɡɑ.vet.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈɡɑ · fet · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
revile

Meaning

  1. to slander, revile

  2. to mock

Conjugation

Conjugation of gafettan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular gafettegafette
2nd singular gafetstgafettest
3rd singular gafettgafetgafette
Plural gafettaþgafetton
Subjunctive
Singular gafettegafette
Plural gafettengafetten
Non-finite forms of gafettan
Form
Infinitive gafettan
Inflected infinitive gafettenne
Imperative singular gafete
Imperative plural gafettaþ
Present participle gafettende
Past participle gafetedġegafetedgafettġegafettgafetġegafet

All forms (16)

Etymology

From *gaf (“slander, mockery, verbal abuse”) + -ettan.

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