giefan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *geƀan, probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʰabʰ- (cf. Latin habeō). Cognate with Old Frisian jeva, Old High German geban (German geben), Old Saxon geƀan (Dutch geven), Old Norse gefa (Swedish giva), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'jievan/

[edit] Verb

ġiefan (strong verb class V: ġiefþ ‘he gives’; ġeaf ‘he gave’; ġēafon ‘they gave’; ġeġiefen ‘given’)

1. to give