þefian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þebōn, from Proto-Germanic *þebōną (“to be warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“warm; hot”). Cognate with Old Norse þefa (“to sniff; smell; catch wind of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθe.fi.ɑn/, [ˈθe.vi.ɑn]

Verb

þefian

1. to pant (from heat); gasp
2. to be agitated (be hot in one's emotions)

Conjugation

Conjugation of þefian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þefian	þefienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þefiġe	þefode
second person singular	þefast	þefodest
third person singular	þefaþ	þefode
plural	þefiaþ	þefodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þefiġe	þefode
plural	þefiġen	þefoden
imperative
singular	þefa
plural	þefiaþ
participle	present	past
	þefiende	(ġe)þefod

Derived terms

• ofþefian

Related terms

• þefanþorn
• þefel