Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

geva (third person singular past indicative gav, third person plural past indicative góvu, supine givið)

  1. to give

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of geva (group v-56)
infinitive geva
supine givið
participle (a26)1 gevandi givin
present past
first singular gevi gav
second singular gevur gavst
third singular gevur gav
plural geva góvu
imperative
singular gev!
plural gevið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

References edit

Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116

Old Saxon edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *gebō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.fɑ/, [ˈɣɛ.βɑ]

Noun edit

geva f

  1. gift
  2. favour
  3. the runic letter (/ɡ/)

Declension edit