wiþfon
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- wiðfōn — edh spelling
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *wiþifą̄han, equivalent to wiþ- + fōn. Cognate with Old Saxon withfāhan. Compare also Old High German widarfāhan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wiþfōn
- to lay hold of, seize upon, grasp at, clutch
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of wiþfōn (strong class 7)
| infinitive | wiþfōn | wiþfōnne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wiþfō | wiþfēng |
| second person singular | wiþfēhst | wiþfēnge |
| third person singular | wiþfēhþ | wiþfēng |
| plural | wiþfōþ | wiþfēngon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wiþfō | wiþfēnge |
| plural | wiþfōn | wiþfēngen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wiþfōh | |
| plural | wiþfōþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wiþfōnde | wiþfangen | |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WIÞFŌN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.