wiþfon

Old English

Alternative forms

  • wiðfōn edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþifą̄han, equivalent to wiþ- + fōn. Cognate with Old Saxon withfāhan. Compare also Old High German widarfāhan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiθˈfoːn/

Verb

wiþfōn

  1. to lay hold of, seize upon, grasp at, clutch

Conjugation

References

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