getwæfan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġetƿǣfan — wynn spelling

Etymology

ġe- +‎ *twǣfan

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ġetwǣfan

1. to separate, part
2. to stop, put an end to

   God eaþe mæg þone dolsceaðan dæda getwæfan. ― God might easily put a stop to the crazed foe's deeds. (Beowulf ll. 478-9)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġetwǣfan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġetwǣfan	ġetwǣfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġetwǣfe	ġetwǣfde
second person singular	ġetwǣfest, ġetwǣfst	ġetwǣfdest
third person singular	ġetwǣfeþ, ġetwǣfþ	ġetwǣfde
plural	ġetwǣfaþ	ġetwǣfdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġetwǣfe	ġetwǣfde
plural	ġetwǣfen	ġetwǣfden
imperative
singular	ġetwǣf
plural	ġetwǣfaþ
participle	present	past
	ġetwǣfende	ġetwǣfed