wiþfon

Old English

Alternative forms

• wiðfōn — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþifą̄han, equivalent to wiþ- +‎ fōn. Cognate with Old Saxon withfāhan. Compare also Old High German widarfāhan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiθˈfoːn/

Verb

wiþfōn

1. to lay hold of, seize upon, grasp at, clutch

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiþfōn (strong class 7)

infinitive	wiþfōn	wiþfōnne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wiþfō	wiþfēng
second person singular	wiþfēhst	wiþfēnge
third person singular	wiþfēhþ	wiþfēng
plural	wiþfōþ	wiþfēngon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wiþfō	wiþfēnge
plural	wiþfōn	wiþfēngen
imperative
singular	wiþfōh
plural	wiþfōþ
participle	present	past
	wiþfōnde	wiþfangen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WIÞFŌN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.