giefan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-
    Proto-Germanic *gebaną
    Proto-West Germanic *geban
    Old English giefan

    Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈji͜y.fɑn/, [ˈji͜y.vɑn]

    Verb

    ġiefan (Early West Saxon)

    1. to give
      • The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse
        ...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...
        ...It befitteth thee not since to thee the Lord hath given wealth and abundance and worldly prosperity,...
      • c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual, line 125
        Nu þǣr ys ān tō lāfe; ġif þǣre Aprili.
        Now there is one left; give that April.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of ġiefan (strong, class V)
    infinitive ġiefan ġiefenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular ġiefe ġeaf
    second person singular ġiefst ġēafe
    third person singular ġiefþ ġeaf
    plural ġiefaþ ġēafon
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular ġiefe ġēafe
    plural ġiefen ġēafen
    imperative
    singular ġief
    plural ġiefaþ
    participle present past
    ġiefende (ġe)ġefen

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: yiven, ȝeven, ȝiven, yeven
      • English: yive, yeve
      • Yola: yie, ye, yive
    • ⇒ Middle English: given, gifen, geven (influenced by Old Norse gefa)
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