yiven
See also: ȝiven
English edit
Verb edit
yiven
- past participle of yive
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Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English ġiefan. See also the doublet given.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
yiven (third-person singular simple present yiveth, present participle yivynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative yaf, past participle yiven)
- to give
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of yiven (strong class 5/4)
| infinitive | (to) yiven, yive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | yive | yaf, yef | |
| 2nd-person singular | yivest | yeve, yave, yaf, yef | |
| 3rd-person singular | yiveth | yaf, yef | |
| subjunctive singular | yive | yeve1, yave1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | yiven, yive | yeven, yeve, yaven, yave | |
| imperative plural | yiveth, yive | — | |
| participles | yivynge, yivende | yeven, yeve, yiven, yive, yoven, yove | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References edit
- “yēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.