dafenian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • dafnian

Etymology

From dafen, ġedafen (“fit, suitable”), originally the past participle of Proto-Germanic *dabaną (“to happen, be fitting”).

Verb

dafenian

  1. to be fitting, becoming or seemly, suit

Conjugation
Conjugation of dafenian (weak class 2)
infinitive dafenian tō dafenienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular dafenie
dafeniġe		 dafenode
2nd-person singular dafenast dafenodest
3rd-person singular dafenaþ dafenode
plural dafeniaþ
dafeniġaþ		 dafenodon
subjunctive present past
singular dafenie
dafeniġe		 dafenode
plural dafenien
dafeniġen		 dafenoden
imperative
singular dafena
plural dafeniaþ
dafeniġaþ
participle present past
dafeniende
dafeniġende		 (ġe)dafenod
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