gefaran
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ġe- + faran. Cognate with Old Saxon gifaran, Old High German gifaran.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġefaran
- to reach by going, get to, fare to, arrive, proceed, march
- to experience, carry out, accomplish (by faring), succeed
- to save by going
- to die, depart
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- An. DCCXXXI Hēr wæs Ōsrīc ofsleġen, Norðanhymbra cyning, ⁊ feng Ċēolwulf to þām rīċe ⁊ heold VIII ġēr. ⁊ sē Ċēolwulf wæs Cūþing, Cūþa Cūðwining, Cūðwine Lēodwalding, Lēodwald Eċġwalding, Eċġwald Ealdhelming, Ealdhelm Ocing, Ocea Iding, Ida Eopping. ⁊ Brihtwald arċebisċeop ġefōr ⁊ and þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tatwine ġehālgod tō arċebisċeope.
- Year 731 In this year Osric, king of the Northumbrians, was slain, and Ceolwulf ascended to the throne and held it for eight years. Ceolwulf was son of Cutha, Cutha son of Cuthwine, Cuthwine son of Leodwald, Leodwald son of Edgewald, Edgewald son of Ealdhelm, Ealdhelm son of Ocea, Ocea son of Ida, [and] Ida son of Eoppa. And in the same year Archbishop Brightwald died and Tatwine was ordained as archbishop.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġefaran (strong class 6)
| infinitive | ġefaran | ġefarenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġefare | ġefōr |
| second person singular | ġefærest, ġefærst | ġefōre |
| third person singular | ġefæreþ, ġefærþ | ġefōr |
| plural | ġefaraþ | ġefōron |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġefare | ġefōre |
| plural | ġefaren | ġefōren |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġefar | |
| plural | ġefaraþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġefarende | ġefæren, ġefaren | |