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Old English · verb

swefan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ˈswe.fɑn/
[ˈswe.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈswe · fɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to sleep

  2. to be dead

Conjugation

Conjugation of swefan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swefeswæf
2nd singular swifstswǣfe
3rd singular swifþswæf
Plural swefaþswǣfon
Subjunctive
Singular swefeswǣfe
Plural swefenswǣfen
Non-finite forms of swefan
Form
Infinitive swefan
Inflected infinitive swefenne
Imperative singular swef
Imperative plural swefaþ
Present participle swefende
Past participle swefenġeswefen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swefan, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną. Cognate with Old Norse sofa (Danish sove, Norwegian sove, Swedish sova).

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