gevan

Faroese

Noun

gevan

1. definite accusative singular of gevi

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Verb

gevan

1. to give
   • c. 900 CE, Die altmittel- und altniederfränkischen Psalmen und Glossen [The Old Middle and Old Low Franconian psalms and glosses]:

     Ecco, gevon sal stimma sīnro stemma crefte. Gevet g[uot]licheide Gode ovir Isrāhēl, mikili sīn in craft sīn an wulcun.

     See, he shall give his voice the sound of might. Give honor to the God of Israel, his greatness and his strenght in the clouds.

Inflection

Conjugation of gevan (strong class 5)

infinitive	gevan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	gevo, gevon	gaf
2nd person singular	givis, givist	gāvi, gāvis
3rd person singular	givit	gaf
1st person plural	gevon	gāvun
2nd person plural	gevet	gāvut
3rd person plural	gevont	gāvun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	geve	gāvi
2nd person singular	geves, gevest	gāvi, gāvis
3rd person singular	geve	gāvi
1st person plural	geven	gāvin
2nd person plural	gevet	gāvit
3rd person plural	geven	gāvin
imperative	present
singular	gef, gif
plural	gevet
participle	present	past
	gevandi	gevan, gigevan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: gēven
  • Dutch: geven
    • Afrikaans: gee
    • Javindo: heef
    • Jersey Dutch: xêve
    • Negerhollands: gie, gi, giev, gief
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: gef
  • Limburgish: gaeve

Further reading

• “gevan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• geƀan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Verb

gevan

1. to give

Conjugation

Conjugation of gevan (strong class 5)

infinitive	gevan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	givu	gaf
2nd person singular	givis	gāvi
3rd person singular	givid	gaf
plural	gevad	gāvun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	geve	gāvi
2nd person singular	geves	gāvis
3rd person singular	geve	gāvi
plural	geven	gāvin
imperative	present
singular	gef
plural	gevad
participle	present	past
	givandi	gigevan, gevan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: geven
  • Low German: geven, gewen, giäwen, giewen