forgiefan

Old English

Alternative forms

forgyfan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fragebaną, corresponding to for- +‎ ġiefan. Cognate with Old Saxon fargevan, Middle Dutch vergeven (Dutch vergeven), Old High German fargeban (German vergeben), Old Norse fyrigefa (Icelandic fyrirgefa), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (fragiban).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /forˈjiy̯fɑn/, [forˈjiy̯vɑn]

Verb

forġiefan

(West Saxon) to give up, bestow, grant
(West Saxon) to forgive (in translation of Latin perdonāre)
- Lord's Prayer in the West Saxon gospel:
  urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg, and forgyf us ure gyltas, swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum.
  Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our guilts, as we forgive those guilts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forġiefan (strong class 5)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	forġiefan	tō forġiefanne
1st-person singular	forġiefe	forġeaf
2nd-person singular	forġiefst	forġeafe
3rd-person singular	forġiefþ	forġeaf
plural	forġiefaþ	forġēafon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	forġiefe	forġēafe
plural	forġiefen	forġēafen
imperative
singular	forġief
plural	forġiefaþ
participle	present	past
	forġiefende	forġiefen

Derived terms

forġifnes (“forgiveness”)

Descendants

Middle English: foryiven, forȝiven (in part)
- English forgive (in part)

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