dufan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dūban, from Proto-Germanic *dūbaną (“to dive, sink”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduː.fɑn/, [ˈduː.vɑn]

Verb

dūfan

  1. to dive, sink

Conjugation

Conjugation of dūfan (strong, class II)
infinitive dūfan dūfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dūfe dēaf
second person singular dȳfst dufe
third person singular dȳfþ dēaf
plural dūfaþ dufon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dūfe dufe
plural dūfen dufen
imperative
singular dūf
plural dūfaþ
participle present past
dūfende (ġe)dofen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: duven

References

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