giwian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *giwō (“boasting; audacity”). Compare Old Norse gjó (“enjoyment; sensuality; lust”), Middle High German giude (“loud revelry; boasting”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjiwiɑn/

Verb

ġiwian

  1. to ask
  2. to demand

Inflection
Conjugation of ġiwian (weak class 2)
infinitive ġiwian tō ġiwienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġiwie
ġiwiġe		 ġiwode
2nd-person singular ġiwast ġiwodest
3rd-person singular ġiwaþ ġiwode
plural ġiwiaþ
ġiwiġaþ		 ġiwodon
subjunctive present past
singular ġiwie
ġiwiġe		 ġiwode
plural ġiwien
ġiwiġen		 ġiwoden
imperative
singular ġiwa
plural ġiwiaþ
ġiwiġaþ
participle present past
ġiwiende
ġiwiġende		 (ġe)ġiwod

Derived terms
  • ġeġiwian
  • ġiwung
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