agiefan

Old English

Alternative forms

• āġifan, āġyfan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzgebaną, equivalent to ā- +‎ ġiefan. Cognate with Old Saxon āgevan and Old High German ergeban (German ergeben), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (usgiban).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈji͜y.fɑn/, [ɑːˈji͜y.vɑn]

Verb

āġiefan

1. to give up, quit
2. to give up, abandon
3. to give back
4. to restore
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

     Ne āġyf mē nǣfre eft hym,...

     Never again restore me to them,...

Conjugation

Conjugation of āġiefan (strong class 5)

infinitive	āġiefan	āġiefenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āġiefe	āġeaf
second person singular	āġiefst	āġēafe
third person singular	āġiefþ	āġeaf
plural	āġiefaþ	āġēafon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āġiefe	āġēafe
plural	āġiefen	āġēafen
imperative
singular	āġief
plural	āġiefaþ
participle	present	past
	āġiefende	āġefen

Descendants

• Middle English: ayefen, ayeven
  • English: agive