iæf

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ef (“doubt”), from Proto-Germanic *jabą, *ibą, whence Proto-Germanic *jabai (“if”), whence Icelandic ef (“if”) and Old English ġif (“if”).

Noun

iæf n

1. (obsolete) doubt

Declension

  Declension of iæf (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	iæf	iæfit	iæf	iæfin
accusative	iæf	iæfit	iæf	iæfin
dative	iæfi, iæfe	iæfinu, iæfeno	iæfum, iæfom	iæfumin, iæfomen
genitive	iæfs	iæfsins	iæfa	iæfanna

Descendants

• Swedish: jäv