ᚷᛁᛒᚢ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-
    Proto-Germanic *gebaną
    Proto-Norse ᚷᛁᛒᚢ (gibu)

    From Proto-Germanic *gebō, the 1st singular present indicative of *gebaną.

    Verb

    ᚷᛁᛒᚢ (gibu) (first-person singular present indicative)

    1. [I] give
      • c. 5th century, Seeland-II bracteate (KJ127[1])
        ᚺᚨᚱᛁᚢᚺᚨᚺᚨᛁᛏᛁᚲᚨ᛬ᚠᚨᚱᚨᚢᛁᛋᚨ᛬ᚷᛁᛒᚢᚨᚢᚽᚨ᛬ᛏᛏᛏ
        hariuhahaitika᛬farauisa᛬gibuauja᛬ttt
        Hariūha haitika ᛬ Fārawīsa ᛬ gibu auja ᛬ ttt
        Hariūha, I am called, Fārawīsa (=the one knowing dangerous things). [I] give good fortune. Týr, Týr, Týr

    Inflection

    The following forms are attested:

    • 1st singular present indicative — ᚷᛁᛒᚢ (gibu) [450–500 CE, Sjælland 2 bracteate]
    • 3rd singular past indicative — ᚷᛡᚠ (gᴀf /⁠gaf⁠/) [550–600 CE, Stentoften stone]

    Descendants

    • Old Norse: gef (1st singular present indicative of gefa)

    References

    1. ^ KJ 127 in the RuneS project
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