Old English · verb
geoffrian
Normalised ġeoffrian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈof.fri.ɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈof · fri · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- offer
Meaning
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to offer, sacrifice
Old English Heptateuch, Genesis 22:2
"Take your only-begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and quickly go to the land of Visionis, and sacrifice him there upon a mountain."
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġeoffriġe | ġeoffrode |
| 2nd singular | ġeoffrast | ġeoffrodest |
| 3rd singular | ġeoffraþ | ġeoffrode |
| Plural | ġeoffriaþ | ġeoffrodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġeoffriġe | ġeoffrode |
| Plural | ġeoffriġen | ġeoffroden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġeoffrian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġeoffrienne |
| Imperative singular | ġeoffra |
| Imperative plural | ġeoffriaþ |
| Present participle | ġeoffriende |
| Past participle | ġeoffrod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġe- + offrian
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