grafan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grabaną (“to dig, scrape”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrebh- (“to dig, scrape, bury”). Cognate with Old Frisian greva (“to dig”), Old Saxon gravan (“to dig”), Old High German graban (“to dig”), Old Norse grafa (“to dig”), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (graban, “to dig”), Old English græf (“cave, trench, grave”).

Verb

grafan (strong class VI)

1. to dig, dig up
2. to grave; engrave, chisel, carve

Conjugation

Conjugation of grafan (strong class VI)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	grafo	grōf
2nd-person singular	græfst	grōfe
3rd-person singular	græfþ	grōf
plural	grafaþ	grōfon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	grafe	grōfe
plural	grafen	grōfen
imperative
singular	graf(e)
plural	grafaþ
participle	present	past
	grafende	grafen

Related terms

• grafet

Descendants

• English: grave