Reconstruction:Old English/gafettan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

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Alternative forms

• *gaffettan, *gaffetan, *gafetan

Etymology

From *gaf (“slander, mockery, verbal abuse”) +‎ -ettan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.fet.tɑn/, [ˈɡɑ.vet.tɑn]

Verb

*gafettan

1. to slander, revile
2. to mock

Conjugation

Conjugation of *gafettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	*gafettan	*gafettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*gafette	*gafette
second person singular	*gafetst	*gafettest
third person singular	*gafett, *gafet	*gafette
plural	*gafettaþ	*gafetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*gafette	*gafette
plural	*gafetten	*gafetten
imperative
singular	*gafete
plural	*gafettaþ
participle	present	past
	*gafettende	*(ġe)gafeted, *(ġe)gafett, *(ġe)gafet

Derived terms

• gafettung