iæf

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ef (“doubt”), from Proto-Germanic *jabą, *ibą, whence Proto-Germanic *jabai (“if”), whence Icelandic ef (“if”) and Old English ġif (“if”).

Noun

iæf n

  1. (obsolete) doubt

Declension
  Declension of iæf (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative iæf iæfit iæf iæfin
accusative iæf iæfit iæf iæfin
dative iæfi, iæfe iæfinu, iæfeno iæfum, iæfom iæfumin, iæfomen
genitive iæfs iæfsins iæfa iæfanna

Descendants
  • Swedish: jäv
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