lafian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *labōną (“to refresh, strengthen”), from Proto-Indo-European *lōbʰ- (“to strengthen oneself, rest”). Akin to Old Saxon lavōn (“to refresh, revive”) (Dutch laven (“to refresh”)), Old High German labōn (“to wash, refresh”) (German laben (“to refresh”)), Ancient Greek λαπάζειν (lapázein), ἀλαπάζειν (alapázein, “to empty out; rest, refresh”). The sense of "wash" in West Germanic is possibly due to influence from unrelated Latin lavō (“to wash”).
Pronunciation
Verb
lafian
Conjugation
Conjugation of lafian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | lafian | lafienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | lafiġe | lafode |
| second person singular | lafast | lafodest |
| third person singular | lafaþ | lafode |
| plural | lafiaþ | lafodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | lafiġe | lafode |
| plural | lafiġen | lafoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | lafa | |
| plural | lafiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| lafiende | (ġe)lafod | |