ræfan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *raibijan, from Proto-Germanic *raibijaną (to make happy, please, delight), from Proto-Indo-European *reyp- (to tear; border, edge). Cognate with Old Norse reifa (to help, delight, promote, give gifts, decorate), Icelandic reifa (to wrap up, swaddle; unloose, disclose; rip up). Possibly also related to Old English rift (curtain, veil), Old English ārāfian (to uncoil, wind off).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈræː.fɑn/, [ˈræː.vɑn]

Verb

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rǣfan

  1. to involve; wrap

Conjugation

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