giefan

Old English

Alternative forms

ġefan, ġyfan, ġifan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebaną, probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)- (compare Latin habeō). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian jeva (West Frisian jaan, North Frisian jeewe), Old Saxon gevan, geƀan (Low German geven), Old Dutch gevan (Dutch geven), Old High German geban (German geben), Old Norse gefa (Swedish giva, Danish give), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjiyfan/, [ˈjiyvan]

Verb

ġiefan

to give

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġiefan (strong class 5)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	ġiefan	tō ġiefanne
1st-person singular	ġiefe	ġeaf
2nd-person singular	ġiefst	ġēafe
3rd-person singular	ġiefþ	ġeaf
plural	ġiefaþ	ġēafon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ġiefe	ġēafe
plural	ġiefen	ġēafen
imperative
singular	ġief
plural	ġiefaþ
participle	present	past
	ġiefende	(ġe)ġiefen

Derived terms

forġiefan

Descendants

Middle English: ȝiven, yiven, yeven, ȝeven
- English: yive
⇒ Middle English: given (influenced by Old Norse gefa)
- Scots: gie, geve, gewe, gif, gyf, gefe
- English: give

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