þefian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þefōną, *þebōną (“to be warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“warm; hot”). Cognate with Old Norse þefa (“to sniff; smell; catch wind of”).
Pronunciation
Verb
þefian
Conjugation
Conjugation of þefian (weak class 2)
infinitive | þefian | þefienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | þefiġe | þefode |
second person singular | þefast | þefodest |
third person singular | þefaþ | þefode |
plural | þefiaþ | þefodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | þefiġe | þefode |
plural | þefiġen | þefoden |
imperative | ||
singular | þefa | |
plural | þefiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
þefiende | (ġe)þefod |