giefu
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ġifu — West Saxon
- ġyfu — Late West Saxon
- ġeofu — Non-West Saxon
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *gebu, from Proto-Germanic *gebō. Cognates include Old Frisian jeve, Old Saxon geva, Old High German geba, Old Norse gjǫf, and Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (giba).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ġiefu f
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġiefu | ġiefa, ġiefe |
| accusative | ġiefe | ġiefa, ġiefe |
| genitive | ġiefe | ġiefa, ġiefena |
| dative | ġiefe | ġiefum |
Derived terms
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰebʰ-
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English feminine nouns
- Early West Saxon Old English
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