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