læfan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *laibijan (“to leave”). Compare Old Frisian lēva, Old Saxon lēvian, Old High German leiben, Old Norse leifa.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lǣfan
- to leave
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of lǣfan (weak class 1)
infinitive | lǣfan | lǣfenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | lǣfe | lǣfde |
second person singular | lǣfest, lǣfst | lǣfdest |
third person singular | lǣfeþ, lǣfþ | lǣfde |
plural | lǣfaþ | lǣfdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | lǣfe | lǣfde |
plural | lǣfen | lǣfden |
imperative | ||
singular | lǣf | |
plural | lǣfaþ | |
participle | present | past |
lǣfende | (ġe)lǣfed |