Participles
| Present | dȳfende |
| Past | (ġe)dȳfed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | dȳfe |
| 2nd sing. | dȳfest; dȳfst |
| 3rd sing. | dȳfeþ; dȳfþ |
| 1st plur. | dȳfaþ |
| 2nd plur. | dȳfaþ |
| 3rd plur. | dȳfaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | dȳfde |
| 2nd sing. | dȳfdest |
| 3rd sing. | dȳfde |
| 1st plur. | dȳfdon |
| 2nd plur. | dȳfdon |
| 3rd plur. | dȳfdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | dȳfe |
| 2nd sing. | dȳfe |
| 3rd sing. | dȳfe |
| 1st plur. | dȳfen |
| 2nd plur. | dȳfen |
| 3rd plur. | dȳfen |
Past
| 1st sing. | dȳfde |
| 2nd sing. | dȳfde |
| 3rd sing. | dȳfde |
| 1st plur. | dȳfden |
| 2nd plur. | dȳfden |
| 3rd plur. | dȳfden |
Verbs conjugated like 'dyfan'
dyfan,
Verbs similar to 'dyfan'
dufan,
dydan,
gyfan,
agyfan,
alyfan,
bygan,
cygan,
cypan,
cyþan,
dælan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną; compare Icelandic dýfa. Compare also dyppan and dēop. See: Proto-Germanic '
*dūbijaną', Icelandic '
dýfa'.
Sample Sentences