eldertongue

Old English · noun

giefa

Normalised ġiefa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈji͜y.fɑ/
[ˈji͜y.vɑ]
Syllables
ˈji͜y · fɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
giver

Meaning

  1. giver

Declension

Declension of giefa
SingularPlural
Nominative ġiefaġiefan
Accusative ġiefanġiefan
Genitive ġiefanġiefena
Dative ġiefanġiefum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebô. Equivalent to ġiefan (“to give”) + -a (agent suffix).

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