þefian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þebōn, from Proto-Germanic *þebōną (“to be warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“warm; hot”). Cognate with Old Norse þefa (“to sniff; smell; catch wind of”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθe.fi.ɑn/, [ˈθe.vi.ɑn]

Verb

þefian

  1. to pant (from heat); gasp
  2. to be agitated (be hot in one's emotions)

Conjugation

Conjugation of þefian (weak, class 2)
infinitive þefian þefienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þefiġe þefode
second person singular þefast þefodest
third person singular þefaþ þefode
plural þefiaþ þefodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þefiġe þefode
plural þefiġen þefoden
imperative
singular þefa
plural þefiaþ
participle present past
þefiende (ġe)þefod

Derived terms

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