yiven

See also: ȝiven

English

Verb

yiven

  1. past participle of yive

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old English ġiefan, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. See also the doublet given.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈjivən/, /ˈjeːvən/

    Verb

    yiven (third-person singular simple present yiveth, present participle yivynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative yaf, past participle yiven)

    1. to give

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of yiven (strong class 5/4)
    infinitive (to) yiven, yive
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular yive yaf, yef
    2nd-person singular yivest yeve1, yave1
    3rd-person singular yiveth yaf, yef
    subjunctive singular yive yeve2, yave2
    imperative singular —
    plural3 yiven, yive yeven, yeve, yaven, yave
    imperative plural yiveth, yive —
    participles yivynge, yivende yeven, yeve, yiven, yive, yoven, yove

    1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or yafest, yefest.
    2 Later replaced by the indicative.
    3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants

    • English: yive, yeve
    • Yola: yie, ye, yive

    References