Participles
| Present | ġelafiende |
| Past | ġelafod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġelafiġe |
| 2nd sing. | ġelafast |
| 3rd sing. | ġelafaþ |
| 1st plur. | ġelafiaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġelafiaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġelafiaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġelafode |
| 2nd sing. | ġelafodest |
| 3rd sing. | ġelafode |
| 1st plur. | ġelafodon |
| 2nd plur. | ġelafodon |
| 3rd plur. | ġelafodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġelafiġe |
| 2nd sing. | ġelafiġe |
| 3rd sing. | ġelafiġe |
| 1st plur. | ġelafiġen |
| 2nd plur. | ġelafiġen |
| 3rd plur. | ġelafiġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġelafode |
| 2nd sing. | ġelafode |
| 3rd sing. | ġelafode |
| 1st plur. | ġelafoden |
| 2nd plur. | ġelafoden |
| 3rd plur. | ġelafoden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġelafa |
| Plural | ġelafiaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'gelafian'
gestaþolian,
gestaþelian,
gecræftgian,
geeofolsian,
gebeterian,
gewundian,
gemearcian,
gesyndrian,
gesparrian,
gefangian,
gewyrtian,
geþuxian,
geþolian,
geþafian,
geminsian,
gemetegian,
gefolgian,
gegaderian,
geforþian,
gemangian, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gelafian'
gelagian,
gelufian,
geþafian,
beladian,
geanian,
gebaþian,
geclifian,
gefadian,
gehagian,
gelacan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *galabōn, equivalent to ġe- + lafian. Cognate with Old High German gilabōn (“to comfort, support, nurture, refresh”).
Sample Sentences
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Hē winedryhten his wætere ġelafede. (He refreshed his liege lord with water.)
Cognates
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