Old English · adjective

geþafa

Normalised ġeþafa

Part of speech: adjective
IPA: /jeˈθɑ.fɑ/
[jeˈθɑ.vɑ]
Syllables: je · ˈθɑ · fɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English: indicates acquiescence acquiesces agreeance agrees consents favours helps

geþafa1 · adjective

Senses

indicates consent to, agreeance with, acquiescence to, or support for something (+ genitive or dative of thing)

Declension

Strong declension of geþafa
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġeþafa	ġeþafe	ġeþafe
Accusative	ġeþafan	ġeþafan	ġeþafe
Genitive	ġeþafan	ġeþafan	ġeþafan
Dative	ġeþafan	ġeþafan	ġeþafan
Instrumental	ġeþafan	ġeþafan	ġeþafan
Plural
Nominative	ġeþafan	ġeþafan	ġeþafan
Accusative	ġeþafan	ġeþafan	ġeþafan
Genitive	ġeþafra ġeþafena	ġeþafra ġeþafena	ġeþafra ġeþafena
Dative	ġeþafum	ġeþafum	ġeþafum
Instrumental	ġeþafum	ġeþafum	ġeþafum

geþafa2 · noun · masculine

Senses

one who favours, consents to, helps, acquiesces to, agrees to or with, or supports something (+ genitive or dative of thing).

Hī nyllað ġeðafan bēon ōðerra monna ġeðeahtes.

They do not wish to be supporters of other peoples' counsel.
c. 897, Alfred the Great, translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

Declension · weak

Declension of geþafa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ġeþafa	ġeþafan
Accusative	ġeþafan	ġeþafan
Genitive	ġeþafan	ġeþafena
Dative	ġeþafan	ġeþafum

geþafa3 · verb · inflected form

Senses

singular imperative of ġeþafian
Inflected form of ġeþafian

Etymology

See Etymology 1.

Likely from ġeþafian (“to favour; to permit, allow”) + -a. Alternatively, possibly from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *þabaz (“fitting; appropriate”) (see Usage Notes and Etymology 2), whence also ġeþafian.

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