getwæfan

Old English

Etymology

ġe- +‎ *twǣfan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈtwæː.fɑn/, [jeˈtwæː.vɑn]

Verb

ġetwǣfan

  1. to separate, part
  2. to stop, put an end to
    • God eaþe mæg þone dolsceaðan dæda getwæfan. ― God might easily put a stop to the crazed foe's deeds. (Beowulf ll. 478-9)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġetwǣfan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġetwǣfan ġetwǣfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġetwǣfe ġetwǣfde
second person singular ġetwǣfest, ġetwǣfst ġetwǣfdest
third person singular ġetwǣfeþ, ġetwǣfþ ġetwǣfde
plural ġetwǣfaþ ġetwǣfdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġetwǣfe ġetwǣfde
plural ġetwǣfen ġetwǣfden
imperative
singular ġetwǣf
plural ġetwǣfaþ
participle present past
ġetwǣfende ġetwǣfed
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