"efnetan" meaning in All languages combined

See efnetan on Wiktionary

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˌefnˈe.tɑn/, [ˌevnˈe.tɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ebanetan, equivalent to efn- + etan. Cognate with Old High German ebanezzan (“to eat together”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ebanetan}} Proto-West Germanic *ebanetan, {{af|ang|efn-|etan}} efn- + etan, {{cog|goh|ebanezzan|t=to eat together}} Old High German ebanezzan (“to eat together”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=efnetan}} efnetan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|efnetan<s5>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], efnetan [infinitive], efnetenne [infinitive], efnete [first-person, present, singular], efnǣt [first-person, past, singular], efnitst [present, second-person, singular], efnǣte [past, second-person, singular], efnitt [present, singular, third-person], efnit [present, singular, third-person], efnǣt [past, singular, third-person], efnetaþ [plural, present], efnǣton [past, plural], efnete [present, singular], efnǣte [past, singular], efneten [plural, present], efnǣten [past, plural], efnet [imperative, past, present, singular], efnetaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], efnetende [imperative, present], efneten [imperative, past], ġeefneten [imperative, past], efenetan [alternative]
  1. to eat with
    Sense id: en-efnetan-ang-verb-4PcaDCY7 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. to eat as much as; match or equal in eating
    Sense id: en-efnetan-ang-verb-i1KFMZT1 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with efn-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Eating Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with efn-: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Eating: 20 80

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "ġeefneten",
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      "form": "efenetan",
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      "ipa": "/ˌefnˈe.tɑn/"
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      "ipa": "[ˌevnˈe.tɑn]"
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        "to eat with"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌefnˈe.tɑn/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˌevnˈe.tɑn]"
    }
  ],
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}

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