ᚷᛡᚠ

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Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gab, the 1st/3rd singular past indicative of *gebaną.

Verb

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ᚷᛡᚠ (gᴀf /gaf/) (first/third-person singular past indicative) (Transitional Period)

  1. gave
    • 550-600, Stentoften Runestone (DR357, KJ96)
      ᚾᛁᚢᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚾᛁᚢᚺᚨᚷᛖᛋᛏᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦᚷᛡᚠ []
      niuhᴀborumʀ ¶ niuhagestumʀ ¶ hᴀþuwolᴀfʀgᴀfj []
      Nīu haβᵒrumʀ, nīu hangistumʀ, Haþuwolᵃfʀ gaf j[= ār].
      By [the sacrifice of] nine bucks and by [the sacrifice of] nine stallions, Haþuwolfʀ gave a fruitful year.

Inflection

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The following forms are attested:

Descendants

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  • Old Norse: gaf (1st/3rd singular past indicative of gefa)