gevan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Verb

gevan

1. to give

Inflection

Conjugation of gevan (strong class 5)

infinitive	gevan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	gevo, gevon	gaf
2nd person singular	givis, givist	gāvi, gāvis
3rd person singular	givit	gaf
1st person plural	gevon	gāvun
2nd person plural	gevet	gāvut
3rd person plural	gevont	gāvun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	geve	gāvi
2nd person singular	geves, gevest	gāvi, gāvis
3rd person singular	geve	gāvi
1st person plural	geven	gāvin
2nd person plural	gevet	gāvit
3rd person plural	geven	gāvin
imperative	present
singular	gef, gif
plural	gevet
participle	present	past
	gevandi	gevan, gigevan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: gēven
  • Dutch: geven
    • Afrikaans: gee
    • Javindo: heef
    • Jersey Dutch: xêve
    • Negerhollands: gie, gi, giev, gief
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: gef
  • Limburgish: gaeve

Further reading

• “gevan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• geƀan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Verb

gevan

1. to give

Conjugation

Conjugation of gevan (strong class 5)

infinitive	gevan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	givu	gaf
2nd person singular	givis	gāvi
3rd person singular	givid	gaf
plural	gevad	gāvun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	geve	gāvi
2nd person singular	geves	gāvis
3rd person singular	geve	gāvi
plural	geven	gāvin
imperative	present
singular	gef
plural	gevad
participle	present	past
	givandi	gigevan, gevan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: geven
  • Low German: geven, gewen, giäwen, giewen