Old English · verb

giefan

Normalised ġiefan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class V
IPA: /ˈji͜y.fɑn/
[ˈji͜y.vɑn]
Syllables: ˈji͜y · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: give gi'gie yeve yive

Meaning

to give

...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...

...It befitteth thee not since to thee the Lord hath given wealth and abundance and worldly prosperity,...
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Conjugation

Conjugation of giefan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	ġiefe	ġeaf
2nd singular	ġiefst	ġēafe
3rd singular	ġiefþ	ġeaf
Plural	ġiefaþ	ġēafon
Subjunctive
Singular	ġiefe	ġēafe
Plural	ġiefen	ġēafen

Non-finite forms of giefan
	Form
Infinitive	ġiefan
Inflected infinitive	ġiefenne
Imperative singular	ġief
Imperative plural	ġiefaþ
Present participle	ġiefende
Past participle	ġiefen ġeġiefen

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną Proto-West Germanic *geban Old English giefan Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

Descendants

gi', gie, give, yeve, yive

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