gefa

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcɛːva/ Rhymes: -ɛːva === Verb === gefa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gaf, third-person plural past indicative gáfu, supine gefið) to give something [with accusative] Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn, rökkrið er að síga á Herðubreið, álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn, ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið; vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil. Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands, darkness settles over Herðubreið. The Queen of the elves bridles her steed - be careful not to cross her path. My best horse I'd give to be safely back in Kiðagil. to give [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡevɑ/ === Verb === gefa (singular past indicative gaf, plural past indicative gáfu, past participle gefinn) (transitive) to give something (ditransitive) to give someone something gefa stað/staðar + dative: stop, cause to cease ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== ᚴᛅᚠ (kaf) — first/third singular past indicative, Runic form ᚴᛅᚠᚢ (kafu) — third plural past indicative, Runic form ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: gefa Faroese: geva Norwegian Nynorsk: gjeva, gjeve, gje; (dialectal) giva, gjåvå Elfdalian: djävå Old Swedish: giva, gæva, giffua, giffwaSwedish: giva Danish: give Norwegian Bokmål: gi; (obsolete) give → Norwegian Nynorsk: gi Scanian: gi Hallandian: ge Gutnish: giva, gi → Middle English: given (influenced by native Old English ġiefan) Scots: gie, geve, gewe, gif, gyf, gefe English: give === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “gefa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive