agiefan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === āġeofan — Non-West Saxon āġifan — West Saxon āġyfan — Late West Saxon === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *uzgebaną, equivalent to ā- +‎ ġiefan. Cognate with Old Saxon āgevan and Old High German ergeban (German ergeben), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (usgiban). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈji͜y.fɑn/, [ɑːˈji͜y.vɑn] === Verb === āġiefan (Early West Saxon) to give up, quit to give up, abandon to give back to restore late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: ayefen, ayeven English: agive