[go: up one dir, main page]
Wiktionary

ofgiefan

Old English

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Germanic *abagebaną, equivalent to of- +‎ ġiefan. Cognate with Old Saxon afgevan, Old High German abageban.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ofˈji͜y.fɑn/, [ovˈji͜y.vɑn]

Verb

edit

ofġiefan (West Saxon)

  1. to give up, leave, abandon
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      þonne iċ eorla līf · eal ġeondþenċe,
      hū hī fǣrlīċe · flet ofġēafon,
      when I think of all fighters lives,
      how they suddenly left halls,

Conjugation

edit
Conjugation of ofġiefan (strong class 5)
infinitive ofġiefan ofġiefenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ofġiefe ofġeaf
second person singular ofġiefst ofġēafe
third person singular ofġiefþ ofġeaf
plural ofġiefaþ ofġēafon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ofġiefe ofġēafe
plural ofġiefen ofġēafen
imperative
singular ofġief
plural ofġiefaþ
participle present past
ofġiefende ofġefen
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ofgiefan&oldid=81069119"