giefu

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġifu — West Saxon
• ġyfu — Late West Saxon
• ġeofu — Non-West Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gebu, from Proto-Germanic *gebō. Cognates include Old Frisian jeve, Old Saxon geva, Old High German geba, Old Norse gjǫf, and Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (giba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈji͜y.fu/, [ˈji͜y.vu]

Noun

ġiefu f

(Early West Saxon)

1. present, gift
2. (theology) grace

Declension

Declension of giefu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġiefu	ġiefa, ġiefe
accusative	ġiefe	ġiefa, ġiefe
genitive	ġiefe	ġiefa, ġiefena
dative	ġiefe	ġiefum

Derived terms

• Ælfġiefu
• sundorġiefu
• wundorġiefu

Related terms

• ġiefan

Descendants

• Middle English: gife, ȝyfe, ȝef, ȝif, yeve