geofan

Old English

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈje͜o.fɑn/, [ˈje͜o.vɑn]

Verb

ġeofan (Anglian)

  1. alternative form of ġiefan
    • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
      Him mon brōhte gold tō ġefe, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs sōð cyning. Ōðer him brōhte reċels, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs sōð god. Sē þridda him brōhte myrran þā wyrt, on þǣm wæs ġetācnod þæt hē wæs dēadlīċ mon, ond þæt hē þurh his ānes dēað ealle ġelēaffulle men ġefrēode fram ēċum dēade.
      On man brought gold to give to him, which signified that he was a true king. The second brought him incense, which signified that he was the true god. The third brought him the myrrh-plant, which signified that he was a mortal man, and that through his death alone, he freed all faithful men from eternal death.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġeofan (strong class 5 Anglian)

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infinitive ġeofan¹ ġefenne, ġeofanne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġeofu, ġefe ġæf
second person singular ġifes, ġeofes³ ġēfe
third person singular ġifeþ, ġeofeþ² ġæf
plural ġeofaþ² ġēfun, ġēfon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġefe ġēfe
plural ġefen ġēfen¹
imperative
singular ġef
plural ġeofaþ²
participle present past
ġefende (ġe)ġefen

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈje͜o.fɑn/, [ˈje͜o.vɑn]

Verb

ġeofan (Kentish)

  1. alternative form of ġiefan
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