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Old English · verb

wiþfon

Normalised wiþfōn

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /wiθˈfoːn/
Syllables: wiθ · ˈfoːn (2 syllables)
Modern English: clutch

Meaning

to lay hold of, seize upon, grasp at, clutch

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiþfon
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	wiþfō	wiþfēng
2nd singular	wiþfēhst	wiþfēnge
3rd singular	wiþfēhþ	wiþfēng
Plural	wiþfōþ	wiþfēngon
Subjunctive
Singular	wiþfō	wiþfēnge
Plural	wiþfōn	wiþfēngen

Non-finite forms of wiþfon
	Form
Infinitive	wiþfōn
Inflected infinitive	wiþfōnne
Imperative singular	wiþfōh
Imperative plural	wiþfōþ
Present participle	wiþfōnde
Past participle	wiþfangen

All forms (13)

wiþfō
wiþfēng
wiþfēhst
wiþfēnge
wiþfēhþ
wiþfōþ
wiþfēngon
wiþfōn
wiþfēngen
wiþfōnne
wiþfōh
wiþfōnde
wiþfangen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþifą̄han, equivalent to wiþ- + fōn. Cognate with Old Saxon withfāhan. Compare also Old High German widarfāhan.

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