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Old English · verb

lefan

Normalised lēfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈleː.fɑn/
[ˈleː.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈleː · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
languiddisabledfeeble

lefan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to become weak, feeble, languid, disabled

Conjugation

Conjugation of lefan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lēfelēfde
2nd singular lēfestlēfstlēfdest
3rd singular lēfeþlēfþlēfde
Plural lēfaþlēfdon
Subjunctive
Singular lēfelēfde
Plural lēfenlēfden
Non-finite forms of lefan
Form
Infinitive lēfan
Inflected infinitive lēfenne
Imperative singular lēf
Imperative plural lēfaþ
Present participle lēfende
Past participle lēfedġelēfed

lefan2 · verb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of līefan (“to allow, to permit; to believe”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lefan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lēfelēfde
2nd singular lēfestlēfstlēfdest
3rd singular lēfeþlēfþlēfde
Plural lēfaþlēfdon
Subjunctive
Singular lēfelēfde
Plural lēfenlēfden
Non-finite forms of lefan
Form
Infinitive lēfan
Inflected infinitive lēfenne
Imperative singular lēf
Imperative plural lēfaþ
Present participle lēfende
Past participle lēfedġelēfed

All forms (17)

Etymology

Related to lēf, and left, lyft, attested in lyftādl, from Proto-Germanic *luft-, from *lubjaną (“to castrate, lop off”) (compare dialectal English lib, West Frisian lobje, Dutch lubben), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewp-, *(s)lup- (“hanging limply”). More at left.

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