efnetan

Old English

Alternative forms

• efenetan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ebanetan, equivalent to efn- +‎ etan. Cognate with Old High German ebanezzan (“to eat together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌefnˈe.tɑn/, [ˌevnˈe.tɑn]

Verb

efnetan

1. to eat with
2. to eat as much as; match or equal in eating
   • Exeter Book, riddle 40

     Iċ mēsan mæġ meahtelīcor
     ond efnetan ealdum þyrse

     I can feed more mightily
     and eat as much as an old giant

Conjugation

Conjugation of efnetan (strong, class V)

infinitive	efnetan	efnetenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	efnete	efnǣt
second person singular	efnitst	efnǣte
third person singular	efnitt, efnit	efnǣt
plural	efnetaþ	efnǣton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	efnete	efnǣte
plural	efneten	efnǣten
imperative
singular	efnet
plural	efnetaþ
participle	present	past
	efnetende	(ġe)efneten