þefian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þefōną, *þebōną (“to be warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“warm; hot”). Cognate with Old Norse þefa (“to sniff; smell; catch wind of”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθeviɑn/

Verb

þefian

  1. To pant (from heat); gasp
  2. To be agitated (be hot in one's emotions)

Inflection
Conjugation of þefian (weak class 2)
infinitive þefian tō þefienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular þefie
þefiġe		 þefode
2nd-person singular þefast þefodest
3rd-person singular þefaþ þefode
plural þefiaþ
þefiġaþ		 þefodon
subjunctive present past
singular þefie
þefiġe		 þefode
plural þefien
þefiġen		 þefoden
imperative
singular þefa
plural þefiaþ
þefiġaþ
participle present past
þefiende
þefiġende		 (ġe)þefod

Derived terms
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