From Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną (“to chirp; to play a pipe or flute”), from Latin pīpō (“I pip, peep”), of imitative origin. Cognate with German pfeifen, English pipe.
faifan (third-person singular present indicative faifet, past participle gafàifet, auxiliary haban)
| infinitive | faifan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | faifanten | ||||
| past participle | gafàifet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich faife | bar faifan | i | ich faife | bar faifan |
| du faifest | iart faifet | du faifest | iart faifet | ||
| ear faifet | ze faifent | ear faife | ze faifan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gafàifet | bar haban gafàifet | ii | ich faifate | bar faifatan |
| du hast gafàifet | iart habet gafàifet | du faifatest | iart faifatet | ||
| ear hat gafàifet | ze habent gafàifet | ear faifate | ze faifatan | ||
| imperative | — | faifabar | |||
| faif (du) | faifet (iart) | ||||
| faife (ear) | faifan (ze) | ||||