giva

giva

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• gæva

Etymology

From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Verb

giva

1. to give

Conjugation

Conjugation of giva (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	giva			—
participle	givandi, givande			givin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	giver	givi, give	—	gaf	gāvi, gāve
þū	giver	givi, give	gif	gaft	gāvi, gāve
han	giver	givi, give	—	gaf	gāvi, gāve
vīr	givum, givom	givum, givom	givum, givom	gāvum, gāvom	gāvum, gāvom
īr	givin	givin	givin	gāvin	gāvin
þēr	giva	givin	—	gāvu, -o	gāvin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	gifs	givis, gives	—	gafs	gāvis, gāves
þū	gifs	givis, gives	—	gafts	gāvis, gāves
han	gifs	givis, gives	—	gafs	gāvis, gāves
vīr	givums, -oms	givums, givoms	—	gāvums, gāvoms	gāvums, gāvoms
īr	givins	givins	—	gāvins	gāvins
þēr	givas	givins	—	gāvus, gāvos	gāvins

Descendants

• Swedish: giva, gifva, ge, ji
  • → Westrobothnian: gjiiv

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• gifva, ge, ji

Etymology

From Old Swedish giva, gæva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

Noun

giva c

1. a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder (food) given to an animal

   Mixblandaren räknar också om givorna till kg foder

   The fodder mixer also converts the number of portions to kilograms of fodder

Declension

Declension of giva
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	giva	givan	givor	givorna
Genitive	givas	givans	givors	givornas

Verb

giva

1. (dated) to give

Usage notes

• For full conjugation, see the modern, apocopic form ge.

Descendants

• → Westrobothnian: gjiiv