gedafenian

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ dafenian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈdɑ.fe.ni.ɑn/, [jeˈdɑ.ve.ni.ɑn]

Verb

gedafenian

  1. to be becoming or fit, to behove (chiefly impersonal, with dative subject)
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Ġē witon þæt ūs Iūdēisċum ne ġedafenaþ tō ġenēalǣċenne ēow hǣþenum mannum, ac mē ġeswutelode god þæt ūs nis tō cweþenne þæt ġē unclǣne synd.
      You guys know that it does not behoove us Jews to approach you heathen men, but God explained to me that it is not for us to say that you are unclean.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġedafenian (weak, class 2)
infinitive ġedafenian ġedafenienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġedafeniġe ġedafenode
second person singular ġedafenast ġedafenodest
third person singular ġedafenaþ ġedafenode
plural ġedafeniaþ ġedafenodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġedafeniġe ġedafenode
plural ġedafeniġen ġedafenoden
imperative
singular ġedafena
plural ġedafeniaþ
participle present past
ġedafeniende ġedafenod

References

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