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Old English · verb

gefegan

Normalised ġefēġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/jeˈfeː.jɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈfeː · jɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
adaptattachconfinejoinsquare

Meaning

  1. to join, attach

  2. to constrain, confine

  3. to square, adapt

Conjugation

Conjugation of gefegan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġefēġeġefēġde
2nd singular ġefēġestġefēġstġefēġdest
3rd singular ġefēġeþġefēġþġefēġde
Plural ġefēġaþġefēġdon
Subjunctive
Singular ġefēġeġefēġde
Plural ġefēġenġefēġden
Non-finite forms of gefegan
Form
Infinitive ġefēġan
Inflected infinitive ġefēġenne
Imperative singular ġefēġ
Imperative plural ġefēġaþ
Present participle ġefēġende
Past participle ġefēġed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ġe- + fēġan. Cognate with Old High German gifuogen.

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