giefa

Old English

Alternative forms

ġifa, ġyfa, ġefa, ġeofa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gebō. Cognate with Old Saxon *geƀo (attested in mēðomgeƀo “giver of treasures”) and Old High German gebo. Equivalent to ġiefan (“to give”) +‎ -a (“-er”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈji͜y.fɑ/, [ˈji͜y.vɑ]

Noun

ġiefa m

giver

Declension

Declension of giefa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġiefa	ġiefan
accusative	ġiefan	ġiefan
genitive	ġiefan	ġiefena
dative	ġiefan	ġiefum

Antonyms

*numa

Derived terms

māþmġiefa

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