dufan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *dūban, from Proto-Germanic *dūbaną (“to dive, sink”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dūfan
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of dūfan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | dūfan | dūfenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | dūfe | dēaf |
| second person singular | dȳfst | dufe |
| third person singular | dȳfþ | dēaf |
| plural | dūfaþ | dufon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | dūfe | dufe |
| plural | dūfen | dufen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | dūf | |
| plural | dūfaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| dūfende | (ġe)dofen | |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: duven
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dúfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.