eldertongue

Old English · verb

gedufan

Normalised ġedūfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/jeˈduː.fɑn/
[jeˈduː.vɑn]
Syllables
je · ˈduː · fɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
plungedrowneddive

Meaning

  1. to dive, plunge

  2. to sink, be drowned

  3. to duck

Conjugation

Conjugation of gedufan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġedūfeġedēaf
2nd singular ġedȳfstġedufe
3rd singular ġedȳfþġedēaf
Plural ġedūfaþġedufon
Subjunctive
Singular ġedūfeġedufe
Plural ġedūfenġedufen
Non-finite forms of gedufan
Form
Infinitive ġedūfan
Inflected infinitive ġedūfenne
Imperative singular ġedūf
Imperative plural ġedūfaþ
Present participle ġedūfende
Past participle ġedofen

All forms (14)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- + dūfan

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