læfan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *laibijan (“to leave”). Compare Old Frisian lēva, Old Saxon lēvian, Old High German leiben, Old Norse leifa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæː.fɑn/, [ˈlæː.vɑn]

Verb[edit]

lǣfan

  1. to leave

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of lǣfan (weak class 1)
infinitive lǣfan lǣfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular lǣfe lǣfde
second person singular lǣfest, lǣfst lǣfdest
third person singular lǣfeþ, lǣfþ lǣfde
plural lǣfaþ lǣfdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular lǣfe lǣfde
plural lǣfen lǣfden
imperative
singular lǣf
plural lǣfaþ
participle present past
lǣfende (ġe)lǣfed

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: leven, leaven, lefven
    • English: leave
    • Scots: leve, leif
    • Yola: laave, lea, lee
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