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Old English · verb

scafan

Normalised sċafan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈʃɑ.fɑn/
[ˈʃɑ.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈʃɑ · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
shave

Meaning

  1. to shave

Conjugation

Conjugation of scafan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sċafesċōf
2nd singular sċæfstsċōfe
3rd singular sċæfþsċōf
Plural sċafaþsċōfon
Subjunctive
Singular sċafesċōfe
Plural sċafensċōfen
Non-finite forms of scafan
Form
Infinitive sċafan
Inflected infinitive sċafenne
Imperative singular sċaf
Imperative plural sċafaþ
Present participle sċafende
Past participle sċæfenġesċæfensċafenġesċafen

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaban. Compare Old Saxon scavan, Old High German skaban, Old Norse skafa, Gothic (skaban).

Descendants

shave

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