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Old English · verb

pyffan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈpyf.fɑn/
Syllables
ˈpyf · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
puff

Meaning

  1. to breathe out, puff, blow

Conjugation

Conjugation of pyffan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular pyffepyfte
2nd singular pyfestpyftest
3rd singular pyfeþpyfte
Plural pyffaþpyfton
Subjunctive
Singular pyffepyfte
Plural pyffenpyften
Non-finite forms of pyffan
Form
Infinitive pyffan
Inflected infinitive pyffenne
Imperative singular pyfe
Imperative plural pyffaþ
Present participle pyffende
Past participle pyftġepyft

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *puffjan, from Proto-West Germanic *puf(f)-, of imitative origin.

Descendants

puff

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