geoffrian

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- +‎ offrian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈje͜of.fri.ɑn/

Verb

ġeoffrian

  1. to offer, sacrifice
    • Old English Heptateuch, Genesis 22:2
      "Nim þīnne āncennedan sunu Īsaac, þe þū lufast, and far tō þām lande Visionis hraþe, and ġeoffra hine þǣr uppan ānre dūne."
      "Take your only-begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and quickly go to the land of Visionis, and sacrifice him there upon a mountain."

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeoffrian (weak, class 2)
infinitive ġeoffrian ġeoffrienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġeoffriġe ġeoffrode
second person singular ġeoffrast ġeoffrodest
third person singular ġeoffraþ ġeoffrode
plural ġeoffriaþ ġeoffrodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġeoffriġe ġeoffrode
plural ġeoffriġen ġeoffroden
imperative
singular ġeoffra
plural ġeoffriaþ
participle present past
ġeoffriende ġeoffrod
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