geban

Old High German

Alternative forms

• (chiefly Bavarian) keban, kepan, (Central Franconian) gevan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, whence also Old Saxon and Old Dutch gevan, Old English ġiefan, Old Norse gefa, Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

Verb

geban

1. to give

Conjugation

Conjugation of geban (strong class 5)

infinitive	geban
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	gibu, gibo	gab
2nd person singular	gibis, gibist	gābi
3rd person singular	gibit	gab
1st person plural	gebem, gebemēs	gābum, gābumēs
2nd person plural	gebet	gābut
3rd person plural	gebant	gābun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	gebe	gābi
2nd person singular	gebēs, gebēst	gābīs, gābīst
3rd person singular	gebe	gābi
1st person plural	gebēm, gebemēs	gābīm, gābīmēs
2nd person plural	gebēt	gābīt
3rd person plural	gebēn	gābīn
imperative	present
singular	gib
plural	gebet
participle	present	past
	gebanti	gigeban

Descendants

• Middle High German: gëben, (contracted) gēn, (Bavarian seldom) këben, (Central Franconian) gëven
  • Alemannic German: gë, gua, gää, gea
  • Bavarian: gebn

    Cimbrian: gem, ghèban (Sette Comuni)

  • Central Franconian: jevve, jenn, gewe, gewwe, genn

    Hunsrik: gewe

    Luxembourgish: ginn

  • East Franconian: geb, gebe, gewe
  • German: geben
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: gewwe

  • Vilamovian: gaon, gann
  • Yiddish: געבן (gebn)