lafian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *labōną (“to refresh, strengthen”), from Proto-Indo-European *lōbʰ- (“to strengthen oneself, rest”). Akin to Old Saxon lavōn (“to refresh, revive”) (Dutch laven (“to refresh”)), Old High German labōn (“to wash, refresh”) (German laben (“to refresh”)), Ancient Greek λαπάζειν (lapázein), ἀλαπάζειν (alapázein, “to empty out; rest, refresh”). The sense of "wash" in West Germanic is possibly due to influence from unrelated Latin lavare (“to wash”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑfiɑn/, [ˈlɑviɑn]

Verb

lafian

  1. to sprinkle water, pour out
  2. to pour water on, wash; bathe
  3. to ladle out

Conjugation
Conjugation of lafian (weak class 2)
infinitive lafian tō lafienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular lafie
lafiġe		 lafode
2nd-person singular lafast lafodest
3rd-person singular lafaþ lafode
plural lafiaþ
lafiġaþ		 lafodon
subjunctive present past
singular lafie
lafiġe		 lafode
plural lafien
lafiġen		 lafoden
imperative
singular lafa
plural lafiaþ
lafiġaþ
participle present past
lafiende
lafiġende		 (ġe)lafod

Derived terms

Descendants
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