geva

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Faroese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)-.

Verb [edit]

geva

  1. to give

Conjugation [edit]

   Conjugation of geva
geva, v-56
number singular plural
person first second third all
Indicative eg tú hann / hon
tað		 vit, tit,
teir / tær / tey
tygum
Present gevi gevur gevur geva
Past gav gavst gav góvu
Imperative tú tit
Present — gev ! — gevið !
Infinitive geva
Pres. part. gevandi
Past part. a26 givin
Supine givið

Old Saxon [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Germanic. Cognate with Old English gifu, Old Frisian jeve, Old High German geba, Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈjeva/

Noun [edit]

geva f

  1. gift
  2. favour
  3. the runic letter ᚷ (/g/)

Declension [edit]

Declension of geva
Singular Plural
nominative geva geva
accusative geva geva
genitive gevō gevonō
dative gevu gevum
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