lavon

See also: lavön

Finnish

Noun

lavon

1. genitive singular of lapo ('rakeful of hay')

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *labōn.

Verb

lavon

1. to refresh with food or drink

Inflection

Conjugation of lavon (weak class 2)

infinitive	lavon
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	lavo, lavon	lavoda
2nd person singular	lavos, lavost	lavodos
3rd person singular	lavot	lavoda
1st person plural	lavon	lavodun
2nd person plural	lavot	lavodut
3rd person plural	lavont	lavodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	lavo	lavodi
2nd person singular	lavos, lavost	lavodis
3rd person singular	lavo	lavodi
1st person plural	lavon	lavodin
2nd person plural	lavot	lavodit
3rd person plural	lavon	lavodin
imperative	present
singular	lavo
plural	lavot
participle	present	past
	lavondi	lavot, gilavot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: lāven
  • Dutch: laven
    • Afrikaans: laaf, lawe
    • → West Frisian: laavje
  • Limburgish: lave

Further reading

• “lavon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• labōn

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *labōn.

Verb

lavon

1. to strengthen

Conjugation

Conjugation of lavon (weak class 2)

infinitive	lavon
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	lavon	lavoda
2nd person singular	lavos	lavodes
3rd person singular	lavod	lavoda
plural	laviod	lavodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	lavo	lavodi
2nd person singular	lavos	lavodis
3rd person singular	lavo	lavodi
plural	lavion	lavodin
imperative	present
singular	lavo
plural	laviod
participle	present	past
	lavondi	gilavod, lavod

Descendants

• Middle Low German: lāven
  • German Low German: laven