getwæfan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ġetƿǣfan

Etymology

ġe- + *twǣfan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈtwæːvɑn/

Verb

ġetwǣfan

  1. to separate, part
  2. to stop, put an end to
    God eaþe mæg þone dolsceaðan dæda getwæfan. God might easily put a stop to the crazed foe's deeds. (Beowulf ll. 478-9)

Conjugation

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