active voice | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek søf | 1pl | vér sofum | 1sg | ek sofa | 1pl | vér sofim |
2sg | þú søfr | 2pl | þér sofið | 2sg | þú sofir | 2pl | þér sofið |
3sg | hon søfr | 3pl | þau sofa | 3sg | hon sofi | 3pl | þau sofi |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek svaf | 1pl | vér sváfum | 1sg | ek svæfa | 1pl | vér svæfim |
2sg | þú svaft | 2pl | þér sváfuð | 2sg | þú svæfir | 2pl | þér svæfið |
3sg | hon svaf | 3pl | þau sváfu | 3sg | hon svæfi | 3pl | þau svæfi |
preterite infinitive | sváfu | ||||||
past participle | f. | sofin | m. | sofinn | n. | sofit | |
imperative | 2sg | sof | 1pl | sofum | 2pl | sofið |
middle voice: sofask | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek sofumk | 1pl | vér sofumk | 1sg | ek sofumk | 1pl | vér sofimk |
2sg | þú søfsk | 2pl | þér sofizk | 2sg | þú sofisk | 2pl | þér sofizk |
3sg | hon søfsk | 3pl | þau sofask | 3sg | hon sofisk | 3pl | þau sofisk |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek sváfumk | 1pl | vér sváfumk | 1sg | ek svæfumk | 1pl | vér svæfimk |
2sg | þú svafzk | 2pl | þér sváfuzk | 2sg | þú svæfisk | 2pl | þér svæfizk |
3sg | hon svafsk | 3pl | þau sváfusk | 3sg | hon svæfisk | 3pl | þau svæfisk |
past participle | n. | sofizk | |||||
imperative | 2sg | sofsk | 1pl | sofumk | 2pl | sofizk |
PG *sufaną (replaced by *swefaną in the English line of transmission), OE swefan IV, ME swēven “put to sleep,” further Latin sōpīre “put to sleep.” Shares a root with syfja 2 “become sleepy” and nouns like PG *swefnaz, ON svefn, OE swefen “sleep; dream,” sweven “dream,” Latin somnus “sleep; dream.” Present variant sefr, preterite plural sófu. Note the o of the first principal part, unusual for this class but due to the PG.
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