From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.
geva (third person singular past indicative gav, third person plural past indicative góvu, supine givið)
| Conjugation of geva (group v-56) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | geva | |
| supine | givið | |
| participle (a26)1 | gevandi | givin |
| present | past | |
| first singular | gevi | gav |
| second singular | gevur | gavst |
| third singular | gevur | gav |
| plural | geva | góvu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | gev! | |
| plural | gevið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116
From Proto-Germanic *gebō.
geva f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | geva | geva |
| accusative | geva | geva |
| genitive | geva, gevu, gevo | gevono |
| dative | gevu, gevo, geva | gevon, gevum, gevun |
| instrumental | — | — |