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Old English
Etymology
ġe- + *twǣfan
Pronunciation
Verb
ġetwǣfan
- to separate, part
- 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