geoffrian

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- +‎ offrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈje͜of.fri.ɑn/

Verb

ġeoffrian

1. to offer, sacrifice
   • Old English Heptateuch, Genesis 22:2

     "Nim þīnne āncennedan sunu Īsaac, þe þū lufast, and far tō þām lande Visionis hraþe, and ġeoffra hine þǣr uppan ānre dūne."

     "Take your only-begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and quickly go to the land of Visionis, and sacrifice him there upon a mountain."

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeoffrian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ġeoffrian	ġeoffrienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeoffriġe	ġeoffrode
second person singular	ġeoffrast	ġeoffrodest
third person singular	ġeoffraþ	ġeoffrode
plural	ġeoffriaþ	ġeoffrodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeoffriġe	ġeoffrode
plural	ġeoffriġen	ġeoffroden
imperative
singular	ġeoffra
plural	ġeoffriaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeoffriende	ġeoffrod