yiven

See also: ȝiven

English

Verb

yiven

past participle of yive

Anagrams

Viney, veiny

Middle English

Alternative forms

ȝeven, ȝiven, yeven

Etymology

From Old English ġiefan. 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)

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	yeve, yave, yaf, yef
3rd-person singular	yiveth	yaf, yef
subjunctive singular	yive	yeve¹, yave¹
imperative singular	yive	—

plural²	yiven, yive	yeven, yeve, yaven, yave
imperative plural	yiveth, yive	—

participles	yivynge, yivende	yeven, yeve, yiven, yive, yoven, yove

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

forȝiven

Descendants

English: yive
Yola: yie, ye, yive

References

“yēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.