getwæfan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġetƿǣfan

Etymology

ġe- +‎ *twǣfan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈtwæːvɑn/

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 tō ġetwǣfenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġetwǣfe ġetwǣfde
2nd-person singular ġetwǣfest ġetwǣfdest
3rd-person singular ġetwǣfeþ ġetwǣfde
plural ġetwǣfaþ ġetwǣfdon
subjunctive present past
singular ġetwǣfe ġetwǣfde
plural ġetwǣfen ġetwǣfden
imperative
singular ġetwǣf
plural ġetwǣfaþ
participle present past
ġetwǣfende ġetwǣfed
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